Podi, Ntja le kgomo e ne e le metswalle e meholo. Ka tsatsi le leng, ba nka leeto ka tekisi.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Ha ba fihla moo ba neng ba ya teng, ratekisi a re ba patale tjhelete ya leeto. Kgomo a patala.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Ntja a patala tjhelete e ka hodingwana, hobane o ne a se na tjhelete e lekaneng.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Ha ratekesi a lokisetsa ho fa Ntja tjhentjhe ya hae, Podi o ile a baleha ntle le ho patala.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Ratekisi o ne a tenehile haholo. A tsamaya a sa fa Ntja tjhentjhe ya hae.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Ke ka hoo ho fihlela jwale, Ntja o mathela koloi enngwe le enngwe a hlodisa ka hare, ho sheba hore a ke ke a bona mokganni ya mo kolotang tjhentjhe ya hae.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Podi yena o a baleha ha a utlwa modumo wa koloi hobane o tshaba hore o tla tshwarelwa ho se patale tjhelete ya leeto.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Kgomo yena ha ho se mo kgathatsang ha koloi e atamela. O nka nako ho tlola mmila hobane o a tseba hore o lefile tjhelete ya leeto ka botlalo.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
