Ndi tshienda tsha  nnyi itshi?

Bugu iyi ndi ya

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Ndi tshienda tsha nnyi itshi?
(Whose shoe is this?)
Illustrated by Alicia van Zyl
Written by Siphiliselwe Makhanya
Designed by Khuty Ngqayimbana
Edited by Nabeela Latha
Translated by Khathutshelo Queen Nwendamutswu
with the help of the Book Dash participants in the Virtual Book Dash on 15 May 2021.
ISBN: 978-1-77623-187-4
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Ndi tshienda tsha nnyi itshi?

Alicia van Zyl  |  Siphiliselwe Makhanya  |  Khuty Ngqayimbana

Fezile, ri khou tea u ṱuwa!
Iḓani ni thuse Gugu u wana zwienda zwavho zwitswu.

“Ndi tshienda tsha nnyi itshi?
Ndi nnyi ane a nga ambara itshi tshienda?
Vha nga tshi ambara vha tshi  ya ngafhi?

Fezile!

“Ndaa, Gugu?”   “Ni ngafhi?”
“Ndi khou ṱoḓa  zwienda!”

“Ndi tshienda tsha nnyi itshi?
Ndi nnyi ane a nga ambara itshi tshienda?
Vha nga tshi ambara vha tshi  ya ngafhi?”

Ni ngafhi,  ṅwananga?

“Ndi kha ḓisedza!”

No no wana  zwienda?

“Kha ri zwi sedze roṱhe. Ndi humbela uri ni dzhie luswielo.”

Nga thuso ya Gugu, Fezile a fhedza o wana zwienda.

VHENGELE ḼA ZWIENDA