The Greedy Dog

Once upon a time, there lived a greedy dog. His name was Mooge.

One day Mooge decided to look for ample food that can satisfy it. After a long search, the dog found a bone of a cow with some meat on it.

The dog picked the bone with its mouth. No one else was there to claim the bone. There was no scramble for the bone. There was no other animal around to scramble for the same bone. Therefore, Mooge was probably the lucky one. The dog therefore run away with the bone while it was very happy and delighted.

It decided to go to a very conducive place where it could calmly eat the bone with no one else making noise around. It did not want anyone else to scramble for the same bone.

It walked and walked and finally arrived at bridge on a river. It decided to cross the river. In the middle of the bridge, it stood because it saw its shadow in the water of the river down there. It thought that there was another dog carrying another bone inside the water.

It decided to also get that imaginary bone. It was irritated towards its shadow, 'wah,wah, wah, wah wah wah'. It barked very loudly. Hurrah, immediately it opened the mouth, the bone it was holding with its mouth fell into the river 'tumbuluw'.

It had sunk into the water of the river. It disappeared like that. It became very angry and sad.

It lost its bone.

Questions

1. What was the name of the greedy dog?

2. What kind of food did the dog get?

3. Was there any other animal around to claim or scramble for the same bone?

4. Eventually, where has the dog arrived?

5. What has it seen inside the river water?

6. What happened when the dog opened its mouth to bark?

7. What does the word ‘greedy’ mean?

8. What other title would you give this story?

 

THE THIRSTY CROW

Once upon a time, there lived a crow in the forest. One day, it flew high up in the sky and flew and flew while it was on a journey.

Then it felt a lot of thirst. Despite the fact that it sought water from everywhere, it could not see any sign of water. However, the crow has not lost all hope but continued with the search for water.

Eventually, it has seen a very beautiful house somewhere in the middle of the forest. There might be some water in that house. It thought. 'I must go there and look for water to drink from that house'. The crow decided.

It landed on the roof of the house and glanced at the compound of the house. Luckily, the crow saw a pot with some water in it inside the compound. It landed on the edge of the pot but could not drink the water as the level of the water was down in the pot. The level of the water was low.

After so many trials,it could not achieve to reach the water and drink it. The crow thought hard to find ways and means of drinking that water since there was no other water available around. Finally, the crow got a very brilliant idea. It thought of putting some pebbles in it so as to displace the water from down the pot so as to raise its level up inside the pot.

It put pebble after pebble after which the water level rose to where it could drink. The crow was very happy and excited. It laughed a lot with a joy. 'Aah aaah, aaaah'. It has drunk the water till it quenched its thirst. The crow's friends arrived and quenched their thirst as well.

So many other birds arrived, landed and have drunk the water and were happy and excited as well. They were overjoyed. They thanked the crow for finding the water and allowing them to drink and quench their thirst as well.

They flew to their destinations while very happy.

Questions:

1. After feeling thirsty, what did the crow do?

2. From where has the crow sought water?

3.What has the crow eventually seen?

4.Why has the crow put some pebbles into the pot?

5. Once it quenched its thirst, what has the crow done?

6. For what reason have the other birds came there as well?

7. Why have the other birds thanked the crow?

8. What lesson can be learnt from this story?

Eeygii Dhuuniga Ahaa

Beribaa waxaa jiray eey aad u huunguri weyn oo dhuuni ah magaciisana la oran jiray Mooge.

Maalin ayaa waxaa uu go'aan ku gaaray inuu aad u daydayo wax uu cuno oo ku habboon isla markaana deeqa ilaa uu dhargo. Ugu dambeyn wuxuu ku soo baxay laf meel taala.

Laftii ayuu qaatay mana aysan jirin cid kale oo ku qabsatay laftaas. Hareerihiisa wax kale oo xayawaano ah oo ku sugnaa majirin. Laftii ayuu durba la booday wuuna cararay asagoo ku faraxsan lafta uu soo helay.

Wuxuu ku fakaray inuu la aado meel jawigeedu daggan yahay oo uu ku cuno lafta oo wax kale oo ka ag sharqamaya aysan jirin si wax kale aysan ula qeybsan inta kusoo baxaan. Wuxuu dabadeen soo gaaray webi buundo dul mareyso.

Wuxuu bilaabay inuu buundada maro oo dhanka kale aado. Laakiin markii uu dhexda buundada marayo, ayuu biyaha ka dhex arkay humaagiisa. Wuxuu mooday in uu biyaha kujira eey kale oo laf kale isna afka ku wata.

Wuxuu aad u hunguriyeeyay inuu sidoo kale helo laftaas uu ismoodsiiyay. Wuxuu isku xanaajiyay eeygii kale ee uu ismoodsiiyay inuu biyaha kujiro oo ku qeyliyay, 'wah,wah, wah, wah wah wah'. Laakiin durba markii ugu horreysay ee uu afka kala qaadayba waxaa ku dhacday biyaha laftii uu sitay oo uufka kusoo qaatay 'tumbuluw'.

Biyaha salkooda ayay dhex tiimbatay. Horay ayaa loo yiri, 'wax badso wax beelbey leedahay'. Aad ayuu u carooday oo murugo ayaa gashay kadib markii laftii ay biyaha dhex quustay. Madaxa ayuu xoqday ciil iyo walbahaar daraadood.

Wuxuu lumiyay wixii kaliya ee uu haystay ee uu cuni lahaa.

1. Magaca eeyga dhuuniga ah muxuu ahaa?

2.Muxuu helay eeygu?

3.Cid kale oo ku qabsatay laftiisa miyaa jirta markii uu soo helay?

4.Ugu dambeyn halee ayuu soo gaaray eeygu?

5. Muxuu biyaha dhexdooda ka arkay eeygu?

6. Humaag maxaa laga wadaa ama loola jeedaa?

7. Maxaa dhacay markii uu afka kala qaaday?

8. Dhuuni waa maxay amase maxaa loola jeedaa?

9. Maahmaahdee ku wanaagsan sheekadaan?

SHEEKADA TUKIHII OOMANAA

Bari hore waxaa jiray tuke. Waxaa uu kunoolaa keymaha qeyb ka mid ah dunidaan aanu joogno. Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah ayaa tukuhu uu aad u duulay saacado badan asagoo safar ah.

Intaa kadib harraad ayaa uu kax noqday, macnaha aad ayuu u oomay. Meel walba oo duurka ah ayaa uu biyo ka raadiyay. Laakiin muddo dheer wax biyo ah ma uusan helin. Laakiin ma uusan rajo beelin ee waxaa uu sii waday iyo daydayo biyo.

Ugu dambayn wuxuu arkay guri meel kuyaala oo aad u qurux badan. Wuxuu ku dagay guriga dhaladiisa sare oo hoos u soo eegay. Daaradda guriga ayaa waxaa uu ka arkay aashuun biyo ay ku jiraan. Qarkiisa ayuu ku fariistay ashuunka, laakiin waxaa u suurta gali wayday inuu afka la gaaro biyaha oo uu cabbo maadaama biyuhu salka hoose oo ashuunka ay kujireen ayna yaraareen.

Kadib markii uu isku dayo badan sameeyay si uu u gaaro biyaha laakiin uu awoodi waayay inuu gaaro biyaha ayaa uu galay fakaridtaan aad u dheer. Waxaa uu ka fakarayay mar sidii uu ku cabbi lahaa biyaha.

Ugu dambeyn wuxuu helay fikrad wanaagsan oo ah inuu dhagax ku rido ashuunka si biyuhu kor ugu soo kacaan. Dhagaxaan badan markii uu ku riday, biyihii ayaa sare usoo kacay oo soo gaaray afka ashuunka.

Aad ayuu u farxay. Wuu qoslay, 'aah aaah, aaaah'. Biyihii ayuu cabbay ilaa oonkii uu ka ba'o oo uu harraad beelay kana dhargay biyo calooshana uu ka buuxiyay. Waxaa uu intaa kadib u yeeray dhammaan saaxiibadii si ay biyaha u cabaan.

Shimbiro badan oo kale ayaa yimid oo biyihii ayay cabbeen oo waa ku oon baxeen aad iyo aadna waa u farxeen iyana. Waxay u mahad celiyeen tukihii oo amaaneen kadibna ayagoo faraxsan ayay duuleen.

1. Markii uu oomay tukuhu muxuu sameeyay?

2. Oon ayuu kax noqday maxay la macno tahay?

3.Ugu dambeyn muhuu tukuhu arkay?

4.Waa maxay sababta uu dhagaxyada ashuunka biyaha ugu ridriday?

5. Markii uu oonkii ka baxay, muxuu yeelay tukuhu?

6. Waa maxay sababta shimbiro kale ay meeshaa u yimaadeen?

7. Waa maxay sababta ay shimbiraha kale ugu mahadnaqeen tukaha?

8. Maxaa cashar ah oo laga baran karaa sheekadaan?

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

Once upon a time, there was a hare who was quick and speedy when running. He used to boast that no one could beat him in a race.

'I can cover a long distance within a short period of time'. That is what it used to say. However, tortoise who is known for slowness could NOT withstand the boastful hare's remark. He was overwhelmed by the hare's mentality. So, the tortoise challenged the hare to a race between them. 

'Let's compete each other in a marathon so that we can know who wins'. The tortoise suggested and the hare accepted in a shock. All the wildlife animals decided to become their spectators.

They included, the lion, the cheetah, the Leopard, the tiger, hyena, the wolf, the elephant, the Buffalo, the hippo, the rhino, you name them.  One, two, three, set, go! The hare was ahead the tortoise a way away when it sat under a tree to rest. After all, the tortoise was much slower.

He thought when the tortoise was nearer, it would dash and finish the race before it. The hare glance back and said, 'how do you expect to win this race with that slow pace? Hhhh, you can't'. But he thought he could even take a nap but suddenly fell asleep.

The hare thought it had ample time to rest and sleep briefly. But the tortoise never slept or stopped. It walked and walked up until it crossed the finishing line. All of the other animals clapped for the success of the tortoise in the race.

They cheered loudly in that the hare woke up, stretched and yawned. 'AAAH'. It dashed towards the finishing line, but it was too late. Alas, the tortoise was already on the other side of the finishing line. The other animals started teasing it and praised the tortoise.

The hare has never again in its life boasted that it could run faster than any other animal.

Questions:

1. How fast was the hare? Was he faster than other animals especially the tortoise?

2. How has the hare boasted before the race?

3. The tortoise could not withstand what?

4. What has the tortoise suggested?

5. Which animals have come to watch the race between the hare and the tortoise?

6. Why do you think the hare thought it had an ample time to rest or take a nap?

7. How far has the tortoise gone in the race?

8. Why have the other animals cheered?

9. After it has woken up, what has the hare done?

10. Why have the other animals teased the hare?

11. Has the hare never boasted again or it continued to boast even after the race?

DIIN IYO BAKAYLE

Waabaa waxaa jiray bakayle aad iyo aad u dheereeya.

Wuxuu ku faani jiray sida uu oradka u yaqaano uuna kartida ugu leeyahay in uu masaafo dhan jaro muddo yar gudaheed. Diin ayaa waxaa soo karay faankiisa oo yiri 'aan tartano haddii aad dheereyso waaba la ogaane'.

Dhammaan xayawaannadii duur joogta ahaa ayaa usoo daawasho tagay tartankooda. Bakaylihii ayaa cabbaar wadadii lagu tartamaayay ku orday oo ka dheereeyay diinka sidii la filaayay. Laakiin geed hoostiis ayuu fariistay asagoo isleh hadhoow markuu kuu soo dhawaado ayaa ka dheereyn doontaa mar kale oo aad xarriiqa ugu dambeeya uga hormari doontaa.

Dib ayuu u jalleecay bakaylihii oo ku yiri, 'sidee ayaad u filan kartaa inaad tartankaan iiga guuleysato adigoo sidaa u gaabinaya?' Wax yar ayuu is yiri bakaylihii seexo inta uu diinku kasoo dhawaanayo laakiin hurdo dheer ayuu galay oo la tagtay durba.

Wuxuu malaynayay inuu haysto waqti dheer oo uu ku nasan karo. Diinkii ayaa socday oo socday mana uusan istaagin ilaa uu ka tallaabay xarriiqa ugu dambeeya ciyaarta! Xayawaannadii ayaa mar qura sacab iyo sawaxan isku daray waxayna bilaabeen inay u dabbaal dagaan guusha diinka.

Hal mar ayaa qeyladii waxaa kusoo baraarugay bakaylihii. Wuu iskala bixiyay, wuu halaaqyooday wuxuuna mar kale bilaabay inuu orod cagaha wax kasoo dayo asagoo usoo ordaya dhanka xarriiqa dhammaadka.

Laakiin waa mar diinkii uu dhanka kale uga tallaabay xarriiqa dhammaadka. Sidii ayaa loogu oryay bakaylihii, mar dambena waligii kuma faanin inuu orod badan yahay. Halkii ayaa faankiisii ku dhammaaday.

Su'aalo:

1. Miyaa bakayluhu aad u dheereeyay mise mid aan orod badnayn ayuu ahaa?

2. Muxuu ku faani jiray bakayluhu had iyo jeer?

3. Muxuu dhibsaday diinku?

4. Diinku muxuu soo jeediyay?

5. Yaa usoo daawasho tagay tartanka dhex maraayay bakaylaha iyo diinka?

6. Waa maxay sababta bakayluhu ugu maleeyay inuu haysto waqti badan oo uu kunasto?

7. Ilaa intee ayuu socod ku gaaray diinku?

8. Maxay xayawaannada daawanayay tartanka sacab iyo sawaxan isugu dareen?

9. Markii uu soo baraarugay bakayluhu muxuu sameeyay?

10. Sababtee darteed loogu oryay bakaylaha?

THE STORY OF THE FOX AND THE TORTOISE

Once upon a time, a fox and a tortoise were friends. The area in which they lived has been hit by a severe drought so, they have decided to move in search of a better place to live in.

So, they have started their journey. They walked for miles and miles across valleys and deserts. Weeks have turned to months. Then all over sudden, the road they were travelling on divided into two, a black road and a white one.

On seeing this, immediately the fox thought the white road would lead to a better place compared to the other one.'I am traveling on the white road, you travel on the black one' she suggested so for the humble tortoise who accepted it. He decided to put his faith in the black one.

Each one parted ways with the other.

After traveling on the white road for a while, the fox found a half way poorly built shack with holes all over the walls and the roof. Meanwhile, the tortoise carried on with the journey on the black road up until he found a very beautiful house, very warm and very comfortable.

After several weeks, there was a heavy downpour. Rain water from up and its flood have filled the fox's house. It became wet and began to shiver in that it could not withstand the problems there. Thus, the fox decided to go the tortoise's house so as to deceive it and take its good house. 

Upon arrival at he beautiful abode of the tortoise, the fox cunningly said, 'Mr. tortoise, my house is better than yours. Mine has openings everywhere. If an enemy attacks, I have an exit every corner unlike yours which has only a door, no other opening. If an enemy comes through the door, there no other exit for you'. 

She asked him to accept exchange of houses. But he refused. The fox said, 'if an enemy attacks you, never request me for support'. But one night the fox climbed up a nearby mountain to the house of the tortoise and shouted at the top of its voice imitating like an enemy.

'Xoox, xoox, xoox, xoox'. The tortoise was very frightened. He could not sleep the entire night. The following night, the tortoise hurriedly came to the fox and told it, 'I have now accepted. So, let us exchange the houses'.

The fox has overtaken the nice house of the tortoise!

Questions:

1. Who was the tortoise's friend?

2. Why have they decided to move from where they initially lived?

3. Has the tortoise traveled on the white road or he traveled on the black one?

4. What kind of a house has the fox gotten?

5. How was the house the tortoise found?

6. Using your own words, can you explain how the fox persuaded the tortoise to hand over his house to the fox in exchange of hers?

7. What do you think happened to the tortoise after he handed over the possession of his house to the fox?

8. If you were the tortoise, what would you do?

SHEEKADII DIIN IYO DAWACO

Waabaa waxaa saaxiib ahaa diin iyo dawaco. Abaar ayaa ka dhacday halkii ay kunoolaayeen waxayna go'aansadeen inay ka guuraan.

Safarkoodii ayay bilaabeen. Waxay socdaan oo socdaanba, jidkii ay hayeen ayaa labo waddo u kala qeybsamay. Wuxuu u kala baxay jid cad iyo mid madoow. Dawacadii durba waxay mooday in jidka cad uu meel fiican tagayo.

'Jidka cad ayaan qaadayaa ee adna kan madoow qaad' sidaas ayay dawacadii kula talisay diinkii. Diinkii waa uu aqbalay waxaana uu go'aansaday inuu iimaansado jidkiisa madoow. Mid waliba wadadiisii ayuu ku dhacay oo waa la kala leexday.

Cabbaar markii jidkii cadaa ay ku socotay ayaa dawacadii waxay heshay guri jajaban oo meel walba ka duleela. Asna diinkii wuxuu socdo, oo socdo, oo socdo, waxaa uu helay gri qurux badan oo dugsoon oo raaxo miiran ah.

Dhowr asbuuc kadib, roob mahiigaan ah ayaa yimid. Dawacadii biyihii roobka iyo daadkii ayaa meel walba uga soo galay. Markii ay qoyday oo qarqar ay la adkaysan weyday, ayay go'aansatay inay qabato gurigii diinka oo gurigiisa ka sasabato. 

Markii ay timid gurigii diinka ee quruxda iyo qiimaha badnaa ay tiri, 'diinoow, gurigeyga ayaa kaaga ka fiican. Keygu meel walba waa ka furan yahay. Haddii uu col yimaado, meel walba ayaan ka bixi karaa laakiin kaagu hal albaab u qura ayuu leeyahay.Haddii irida col kasoo galo, meel kale oo aad ka bixi karto malahan'. 

Iibaddal ayay tiri. Laakiin wuu ka diiday. Waxay tiri, 'hadduu col kusoo weeraro, cawimaad haiweydiisan'. Marka, habeyn habeynada kamid ah ayay buur meesha ka dhow fuushay kadibna aad ayay u qeylisay oo u guuxday ayadoo col iska dhigeysa.

'Xoox, xoox, xoox, xoox'. Diinkii naxdin darteed wadnahaa afka yimid. Aad ayuu u naxay diinkii oo cabsi ayaa qabatay aad u daran. Subixii xigay ayaa diinkii uyimid dawacadii oo ku yiri, 'haye hadda waan aqbalay ee inoo kala baddal labada guri'.

Dawacadii sidii ayay kula wareegtay gurigii quruxda badnaa ee diinka!

Su'aalo:

1. Diinku yuu saaxiib la ahaa?

2. Waa maxay sababta ay uga guureen halkii ay markii hore ku noolaayeen?

3. Diinku ma jidka cad ayuu qaaday mise kan madoow?

4. Guri caynkee ah ayay heshay dawacadu?

5. Sidee ayuu ahaa guriga uu helay diinku?

6. Ma ka sheekeyn kartaa adigu sidii dawacadu uga sasabatay diinka gurigiisa adigoo isticmaalaya 

oraah kuu gaar ah?

7. Maxaad umalayneysaa diinka inay ku dhaceen kadib markoo kadib markii gurigiisii laga sasabtay?

8. Haaddi aad adiga diinkaas ahaan lahayd, maxaad yeeli lahayd?

THE CAMEL AND THE FOX

Once upon a time, a camel was the best friend of a fox.

One day, the fox requested from the camel to carry it on its hump and cross a nearby river with it.

The camel accepted and the fox jumped on the hump of the camel and sat on there. The camel crossed the river while the fox was on top of its hump. Once they were there on the other side of the river, the fox shouted. A man who owned a nearby farm came out and thought the camel was eating the crops in the farm.

The man held a stick and beat the camel badly. The fox hid under bushes. The camel yelped with a pain. Afterwards, the fox asked the camel to take it back across the river once more on the other side where they came from initially.

The camel accepted it. However, in the middle of the river, the camel sat. The fox drowned but the camel was not since the camel has a long tall neck.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the camel?

2.Where have the two animals gone to?

3.What happened after the fox shouted?

4. What did the camel do in the middle of the river?

5. What happened to the fox after the camel sat in the middle of the river?

6.What lesson have you learnt from this story?

AWR IYO DAWACO

Waaba waxaa jiray awr iyo dawaco. Waxay ahaayeen saaxiibo.

Maalin maalmaha kamid ah, dawacadii ayaa ka codsatay awrkii inuu dushiisa ku qaado oo uu ka tallaabiyo webi u dhowaa.

Awrkii wuu ka aqbalay dawacadiina waxay ku booday dhanka sare ee awrka waxayna dul fariisatay oo qabsatay kuruska awrka. Awrkii ayaa gudbiyay webiga dawacadii si aayar ah oo raaxo leh wax dhib ahna aan lahayn. 

Markii ay dhanka kale tageen oo dawacadii dagatay, dawacadii way roortay oo dhex gashay geedo dhexdood iskuna qarisay. Intaasi kadib qeylo ayay afka ku shubatay. Waxaa soo baxay nin lahaa beer meeshaa agteeda kutaalay. Wuxuu mooday in awrku daaqayay beerta.

Ninkii ayaa ul qaatay oo aad u garaacay awrkii. Dawacadii wali waxay isku dhakinaysay geedaha hoostooda oo isku qarinaysay ayadoo ku faraxsan waxa ku dhacay awrka. Xanuun aad iyo aad ah ayuu dareemay awrkii oo wuu ilmeeyay.

Ninkii markii uu tagay, dawacadii ayaa soo baxday waxayna mar kale ka codsatay awrka inuu u gudbiyo hadana dhanka kale ee webiga meeshii markii hore ay ka yimaadeen.

Awrkii wuu aqbalay. Laakiin markii uu marayo dhexbartamaha webiga ayuu yiri waan fariisanayaa. Dawacadii baryo ayay afka furatay. 'Fadlan ha fariisan sababtoo ah biyaha ayaa iqarinayo waan ku dhimanayaa halkaan'.

Laakiin awrkii oo ogaa sidii ay ugashay dawacadu ayaan dhag jalaq usiin oo waxaa uu dhex fariistay webiga. Dawacadii halkaas ayaa ku harqatay oo ku dhimatay laakiin awrkii wax dhib ah ma soo gaarin maadaama qoor dheer uu leeyahay oo biyaha madaxiisu ka sarreeyo.

SU'AALO

1. Yay dawacadu saaxiib la ahayd?

2.Halkeebey aadeen labada xayawaan?

3.Maxaa dhacay kadib markii dawacadii ay qeylisay?

4.Maxaa awrku sameeyay markii uu marayay dhexbartamaha webiga?

5. Maxaa ku dhacay dawacadii markii awrku dhex fariistay webiga?

6.Casharkeen ka baran karnaa sheekadaan?

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

 

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

Once upon a time a deceitful hyena asked a donkey to befriend with it.

The unsuspecting donkey accepted the offer. One day, when they were out there in the field, the hyena asked the donkey to tell him the part in its body which is the softest while in return the hyena said it will also tell the donkey that part that is the softest in its body.

The unsuspecting donkey though it was true that he was told. But it wanted the hyena to tell it first where in its body is the softest. However, the cunning hyena said, it was the head. However, the head is the hardest in the body of the hyena.

Then the donkey said, the kidney was the softest in its body. Then the hyena said, 'let each of us hit the softest part of the other so that we can see what happens'. The donkey was the first to hit the hyena with a kick to the head.

Being the hardest part of the hyena's body, the hyena did not feel any pain. But it pretended that it felt a lot of pain. It yelped falsely producing a sharp cry.

Then it was the turn for the hyena to hit the donkey. It has hit and cut that part of the skin and flesh above the kidney of the donkey in that the kidney of the donkey was hurt. It was exposed and finally cut. The donkey died of the injury it sustained.

The hyena ate the dead donkey.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the donkey?

2. What did the hyena asked the donkey to tell it?

3. Which was the softest part of the donkey?

4. Was the head the softest part of the hyena?

5.What did the hyena do when he was hit on the head by the donkey?

6.How has the hyena attacked the donkey?

7.What happened to donkey?

8. What lesson can you learn from this story?

SHEEKADII DHURWAAGA IYO DAMEERKA

Baribaa waxaa saaxiibay dameer iyo dhurwaa. Waxaa markii hore inay saaxiibaan dameerka usoo bandhigay dhurwaaga oo khiyaano watay.

Dameerku ma uusan ka shakinin laakiin wuu ka aqbalay oo qura. Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah waxaa uu dhurwaagii ka codsaday dameerka inuu u sheego meesha jirkiisa ugu jilicsan asna wuxuu ballan qaaday inuu u sheegayo meesha jirkiisa ugu jilicsan.

Dameerkii wuxuu yiri, 'adigu iiga hormar oo ii sheeg meesha jirkaaga ujilcan ana waan kuu sheegiye.' Dhurwaagii wuxuu sheegay in madaxa uu jirkiisa ugu jilcan yahay laakiin madaxa waa maasha ugu adag jirka dhurwaaga.

Dameerku laakiin maadaama uu daacad iska ahaa wuxuu u sheegay dhurwaaga meesha jirkiisa ugu jilcan oo ah dhanka kallida.

Intaasi kadib dhurwaagii ayaa yiri, 'mid kasta yad haku dhufto meesha ugu jilicsan ee kan kale si aan u aragno bal wixii dhaca'. Dameerkii ayaa ugu horreyn labada luguud isku martay oo haraati ku qaaday madaxa dhurwaagii.

Waxba dhurwaagii ma uusan dareemin laakiin wuxuu iska dhigay wax xanuunsaday oo oohin been ah ayuu ooyay, qeylo iyo sawaxana wuu ku daray.

Intaasi kadib waxaa lasoo gaaray markii uu dhurwaagu wax ku dhufan lahaa dameerka. Waxaa uu cidiyihiisa kudhiftay dhanka kallida ee dameerka oo cidiyihii ayaa galay meeshii waxaana soo baxday kallidii dameerka. Dhaawac halis ah ayaa soo gaaray dameerka wuxuuna u dhintay dhaawicii soo gaaray.

Dhurwaagii ayaa halkaasi ku cunay meydkii dameerka.

SU'AALO

1. Kumuu ahaa saaxiibka dameerka?

2. Muxuu dhurwaagu codsaday in dameerku usheego?

3. Halkee ayaa ugu jilicsanayd jirka dameerka?

4. Miyuu madaxu ugu jilicsan yahay jirka dhurwaaga?

5.Muxuu dhurwaagu sameeyay markii dameerku haraatiyay madaxiisa?

6.Sidee ayaa dhurwaagu u weeraray dameerka?

7.Maxaa ku dhacay dameerka?

8. Cashar noocee ah ayaa laga baran karaa sheekadaan?

THE STORY OF THE HEN, HARE, THE DOG AND THE CAT

 

(THE HEN AND THE MAIZE)

Once upon a time a hen befriended a dog, a cat and a hare.

One of the days, the hen got a maize on the ground.

The hen decided to plant the seed so that it can grow to many maize cobs with a lot of maize so that her friends and she could not be hungry. She wanted her friend to plant the seed with her, cultivate, water and harvest the maize with her and so on.

The hen approached her friends and asked them. 'Who will plant the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen planted the maize all alone. She then approached her friends and asked, 'who will water the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

The little hen then headed to the well to fetch water. The hen brought a lot of water and watered the maize that was growing in her farm.

Then hen then asked her friends, 'who is willing to cultivate the maize with me' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'. The hen then cultivated the maize all alone for many days.

After so many days, the maize grew and there were many maize cobs on it. Then the hen asked her friends, 'who is willing to harvest the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen harvested the maize all by herself.

The little hen asked them, 'who is willing to prepare and cook the maize with me?'The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then the little hen prepared the maize and cooked it alone. The hen then asked her friends, 'who will eat the maize with me?' The hare answered, 'me, me!', the dog, 'me, me!', the cat, 'me, me!'.

The little hen then said, 'I refused. You will not eat it with me because you refused to plant it with me, to water it with me, you refused to cultivate, harvest it, prepare and cook it with me'. 

The little hen told them to forget eating with her'. The hen enjoyed eating her maize all alone and it lasted for her for so many months and years.

QUESTIONS

1. Who were the friends of the little hen?

2.How many friends did the hen have?

3. What did the hen got?

4. When the hen asked them to help her, what answer did they give?

5. Finally, did the hen allow them to eat the maize with her?

6. What lesson can we learn from this story?

7. Which proverb applies to this story?

SHEEKOY SHEEKO,

SHILINBAA DHUUSTAY,

SHAAHBAY KARISAY,

KOOBAY SHUBATAY

WUU KA DAATAY,

KOOB KALAY SHUBATAY,

WUU KA DAATAY,

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

The aim of this Project is to produce story books in simplified English and Somali so that school children in the target countries can practice reading English and Somali while learning stories from folk tales in order to preserve cultural heritage and languages.

Since this is the era of information technology and diversification of reading channels, we aim to use narrators to tell these stories using audio and videos with animations and illustrations which will be inserted onto YouTube and other platforms.

COPYRIGHT AND TRANSLATION

There is no copyright in folk stories. They may be retold by anyone in their own words. However these versions of the story are copyright protected and no story or illustration may be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the owner of this blog, Humanitarian Translation for Somalia, A Translation Charity or its director, Aden Mohamed via adenyare@gmail.com

Some of the stories here are written both in English and in Somali.

The Tortoise and the Eagle

A Tortoise is unhappy and wishes to fly like an eagle. One day the eagle took him on a ride that changed his life.

The Tortoise and the Eagle.

It was a perfect summer day in the orchard. The Sun shone and the wind whispered softly in the trees. Yet the tortoise wasn't happy.

“Ohh” he sighed. “It's just terrible being a tortoise.” His friends were curious and asked “Why are you so glum? You have a lovely meadow to walk in, yummy apples to eat and a beautiful shiny shell.”

But the tortoise just mumbled and grumbled. “Ohh” he moaned, “it's horrible being me.”

All day long he watched an eagle in the sky. He admired her grace and the beauty of her golden feathers shimmered in the Sun. “I wish I was an eagle” he said. “I wish I could fly too”.

So he decided to try. He closed his eyes. He gritted his teeth. He flapped his arms and… HOPPED! But he couldn't get into the sky.

“I know” thought the tortoise, “I need to start up high.” So, he clambered onto a rock and jumped into the air… SPLOSH!* He just fell onto the soggy grass.

“I know” he thought again, “I need to climb higher.” So he decided to climb a tree and flung himself off… SPLAT!* He landed in a puddle of mud.

In despair the tortoise decided to call the Eagle up above. “Eagle! Eagle! Won't you take me into the sky?”

The Eagle swooped down from the clouds and asked, “Little tortoise, why do you wish to fly?” “So I can be just like you,” the tortoise replied.

 “Hmm, very well” said the eagle, “I will take you into the sky.” So the Eagle grasped the tortoise in her talons and flapped her enormous wings. Up and up they rose, up through the clouds to the bright, blue sky. “I'm flying! I'm flying!” the tortoise shouted in joy.

They rose higher and higher. Below them the world looked tiny and as the tortoise gazed at the ground, his head felt dizzy, his tummy went wobbly and then he started to cry. “Oh Eagle! Eagle! Take me down! I don't like it up here in the sky.”

The Eagle carried the tortoise back to the ground. “Little tortoise” she said, “you have no feathers, you have no wings, you are not made for flying. Be happy with who you are.”

The tortoise watched the eagle soar up to the sky. He walked into the meadow eating an apple in the company of his good friends and said “I no longer want to fly. I'm happier being a tortoise and just being me.”

The End.

Diin ma faraxsana wuxuuna rajeynayaa inuu u duulo sidii galeyr oo kale. Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah ayaa galeyr qaaday oo la duulay markaas ayaana noloshiisu is baddasahay.

Diin iyo Galeyr

Waxaa lagu jiray xagaaga xilliyada xagaaga ugu fiican beerta dhexdeeda. Qorraxda ayaa soo iftay dabayshuna geedaha dhexdooda ayay soo martay aayar. Laakiin wali diinku wuxuu ahaa mid aan faraxsanayn.

“Alla” ayuu yiri. “Waxaa aad u xun in la ahaado diin.” Saaxiibadii ayaa hadalkiisa la yaabay oo weydiiyay “Maxaad aad ugu niyad jabsan tahay? Waxaad haysataa seere aad loo jecleysto oo lagu dhex socsocon karo, iyo tufaax aad u macaan oo la cuno waxaadna leedahay qolof qurxoon oo dhaldhalaalaya.”

Laakiin diinku wuu un guuxay oo gunuunacay. “Alla” sidaas ayuu ku taahay, “in qofi anoo kale noqdo waa wax laga naxo.”

Maalintii oo dhan wuxuu samada uu ka daawanaayay galeyrkii, wuxuu la dhacay sharaftiisa quruxda baalashiisa dahabiga ahna way dhalaalayeen qorraxda haysa awgeed. “Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan ahaado galeyr” sidaa ayuu yiri. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan duuli karo sidoo kale”.

Marka wuxuu go` aansaday inuu isku dayo sidaas. Indhihiisa ayuu isku qabtay. Wuxuu isku maqiiqay ilkihiisa. Wuxuu babiyay gacmihiisa …..wuuna boodbooday! Laakiin ma uusan karin inuu duulo.

“Waan ogahay” ayuu is yiri diindiinku, “Waxaan u baahanahay inaan kor xagga sare ka bilaabo.” Marka, wuxuu fuulay dhagax korkiis wuxuuna ku booday hawada…BAQ! Wuxuu ku dhexdhacay caws qoyan.

“Waan ogahay” ayuu is yiri mar kale, “ Waxaan u baahanahay inaan meel kore fuulo.” Marka wuxuu go`aansaday inuu fuulo geed wuuna is tuuray…DHUBUQ!* Wuxuu ku dhacay god dhiiqo ah.

Asagoo quustay ayaa diindiinkii wuxuu go`aansaday inuu samada uga dhawaaqo  Galeyrkii “Galeyroow! Galeyroow! Miyaadan I gaarsiin karin cirka?”

Galeyrkii daruuraha ayuu kasoo dagay wuxuuna ku yiri, Diindiin yare, maxaad u jeceshahay inaad duusho?” “Waxaan rabaa inaan kula mid noqdo,” Diindiinkii ayaa sidaa yiri.

“Hmm, Waa hagaag’ ayuu yiri galeyrkii, “ Waxaan kuu qaadayaa cirka.” Markiiba, Galeyrkii ciddiyaha ayuu ku qaatay diindiinkii baalashiisii weynaa ayuuna isla dhacay. Hawada sare ayeyna isla koreen, kor daruuraha dhexdooda ilaa ay ka gaareen cirka buluugga ah ee aadka u ifaya ayey isla aadeen. “Waan duulayaa! Waan duulayaa! Diindiinka ayaa farxad darteed ku dhawaaqay.

Meel aad u sareysa ayey isla koreen. Aduunka ka hooseeya ayaa u ekaaday dhibic yar markuu diindiinkii uu soo eegay dhulka, madaxa ayuu ka dawakhay, calooshiisii ayaa isla kacday wuxuuna bilaabay oohin. “Galeyrow! Galeyrow! Dhulka igee! Meeshaan sare ee cirka gudihiisa ah ma jecli.”

Galeyrki ayaa dib ugu celiyay dhulka diindiinkii. “ Diindiin yare, ayuu yiri, ma qabtid baalal, ma laguugu tala galin inaad duusho. Sida aad tahay ku faraxsanow.”

Diindiinkii wuxuu daawaday galeyrkii oo sii koraayo cirka. Wuxuu ku dhex socday dhulkii seeraha ahaa asagoo cunaayo tufaax lana socdo saaxiibadiisii wanaagsanaa wuxuuna yiri “ Mar danbe ma rabo inaan duulo. Waxaan ku faraxsanahay inaan ahaado diindiin iyo sideyda.”

Dhammaadka.

 

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SHEEKADII DOORADA, BAKAYLAHA, EYGA, IYO MUKULAASHA

WAA SHEEKADII DOORADA IYO GALLEYDA

Baribaa waxaa saaxiibo haa dooro, eey, mukulaal iyo bakayle.

Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah digaagadii ayaa waxay soo heshay xabbad galley ah.

Waxaa ay heshay fikrad ku saabsan inay abuurta galleyda si ay ugu dhasho sabuul badan oo galley badan leh intaa kadibna ay ka dhargaan ayada iyo saaxiibadeed. Laakiin waxay is lahayd saaxiibadaa hakula abuureen, oo shaqada oo dhan ha kula qabteen intaasi kadibna markii galley badan ay soo go'do wada cuna.

Waxay u timid saaxiibadeed waxay u sheegtay inay soo heshay galley. 'Yaa ila abuuranaayo?' Sidaa ayay weydiisay. Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaas kadib, digaagadii yareyd waxay abuurtay xabadii galleyda ahayd kaligeed. Intaa kadib saaxiibadeed ay u timid waxayna weydiisay, 'yaa ila waraabinaaya galleyda?'Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaa kadib kaligeed ayaa ceelka aaday waxayna soo dhaamisay biyo ay kuwaraabiso galleyda.

Gallaydii waa soo dhalatay. Intaa kadib saaxiibadeed ayay utimid waxayna kutiri, 'yaa ila falaayo beerta?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'. Kaligeed ayaa intaa kadib falan jirtay beerta galleyda ah maalin waliba.

Maalmo badan kadib beertii sabuul badan markii ay dhashay oo ay bislaatay waxaa loo baahday in la soo gooyo galleyda. Waxay weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila goynaaya beerta?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaasi kadib ayada ayaa beerteedii kaligeed goysay oo soo gurtay sabuulkii.

Waxaa intaasi kadib loo baahday in la diyaariyo oo la habeeyo galleyda. Waxay weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila diyaarinaaya galleyda? Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaasi kadib kaligeed ayaa diyaarisay galleydii. Waxaa loo baahday in la kariyo hadana. Markay waxay digaagadii weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila karinaaya galleyda?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Kaligeed ayaa karisay. Waxay intaa kadib weydiisay, 'yaa ila cunaaya galley?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga aniga!', eeygii, 'aniga aniga!', mukulaashii, 'aniga aniga!'.

Digaagadii yareyd intaasi kadib waxay tiri, 'waa idiin diiday, waa tii aad diideen inaad ila abuurtaan, inaad ila waraabisaan, inaad ila fashaan, inaad ila diyaarisaan iyo inaad ila karisaan. Marka hadda kaligey ayaa cunaya ee adkaysta'. Kaligeed ayaa cuntay galleydii si aayar ah. Digaagadii way ka dharagtay galleydii maalinkaa iyo maalmo badan iyo bilo badan oo ka dambeeyay ilaa sano ayay ugaartay.

SU'AALO

1. Kuwee ayay saaxiib la ahayd digaagada yari?

2.Meeqa saaxiib ayay lahayd dooradu?

3. Maxay soo heshay dooradu?

4. Markii ay ka codsatay inay la beeraan, la waraabiyaan, la falaan ama la kariyaan galleyda, maxay ku jawaabeen saaxiibadeed?

5.Miyay u ogolaatay inay la cunaan galleyda ugu dambeyn?

6. Maxaa laga baran karaa sheekadaan?

7. Maahmaahdee ku wanaagsan sheekadaan?

THE STORY OF THE HEN, HERE, THE DOG AND THE CAT

(THE HEN AND THE MAIZE)

Once upon a time hen befriended a dog, a cat and a here.

One of the days, she got a maize on the ground.

The hen decided to plant the seed so that it can grow to many maize cobs with a lot of maize so that her friends and she could not be hungry. She wanted her friend to plant the seed with her, cultivate, water and harvest the maize with her and so on.

The hen approached her friends and asked them. 'Who will plant the maize with her?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen planted the maize all alone. She then approached her friends and asked, 'who will water the maize with me?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

The little hen then headed to the well to fetch water. The hen brought a lot of water and watered the maize that was growing in her farm.

Then hen then asked her friends, 'who is willing to cultivate the maize with me' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'. The hen then cultivated the maize all alone for many days.

After so many days, the maize grew and there were many maize cobs on it. Then the hen asked her friends, 'who is willing to harvest the maize with me?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen harvested the maize all by herself.

The little hen asked them, 'who is willing to prepare and cook the maize with me?'The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then the little hen prepared the maize and cooked it alone. The hen then asked her friends, 'who will eat the maize with me?' The here answered, 'me, me!', the dog, 'me, me!', the cat, 'me, me!'.

The little hen then said, 'I refused. You will not eat it with me because you refused to plant it with me, to water it with me, you refused to cultivate, harvest it, prepare and cook it with me'. 

The little hen told them to forget eating with her'. The hen enjoyed eating her maize all alone and it lasted for her for so many months and years.

QUESTIONS

1. Who were the friends of the little hen?

2.How many friends did the hen have?

3. What did the hen got?

4. When the hen asked them to help her, what answer did they give?

5. Finally, did the hen allow them to eat the maize with her?

6. What lesson can we learn from this story?

7. Which proverb applies to this story?

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

Once upon a time a deceitful hyena asked a donkey to befriend with it.

The unsuspecting donkey accepted the offer. One day, when they were out there in the field, the hyena asked the donkey to tell him the place in its body which is the softest while in return the hyena said it will also tell the donkey that place that is the softest in its body.

The unsuspecting donkey though it was true that he was told. But it wanted the hyena to tell it first where in its body is the softest. However, the cunning hyena said, it was the head. However, the head is the hardest in the body of the hyena.

Then the donkey said, the kidney was the softest in its body. Then the hyena said, 'let each of us hit the softest part of the other so that we can see what happens'. The donkey was the first to hit the hyena with a kick to the head.

Being the hardest part of the hyena's body, the hyena did not feel any pain. But it pretended that it felt a lot of pain. It yelped falsely producing a sharp cry.

Then it was turn for the hyena to hit the donkey. It has hit and cut that part of the skin and flesh above the kidney of the donkey in that the kidney of the donkey was hurt. It was exposed and finally cut. The donkey died of the injury it sustained.

The hyena ate the dead donkey.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the donkey?

2. What did the hyena asked the donkey to tell it?

3. Which was the softest part of the donkey?

4. Was the head the softest part of the hyena?

5.What did the hyena do when he was hit on the head by the donkey?

6.How has the hyena attacked the donkey?

7.What happened to donkey?

8. What lesson can you learn from this story?