Kgoho le Lefokolodi e ne e le metswalle, empa ba ne ba rata ho phehisana ka nako tsohle. Ka tsatsi le leng ba nka qeto ya ho bapala bolo ya maoto ho bona hore sebapadi se hlwahlwa ke mang.
Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.
Ba ya lebaleng la bolo, ba qala papadi ya bona. Kgoho o ne a matjato, empa Lefokolodi a le matjato le ho feta. Kgoho o ne a rahela bolo hole, empa Lehokolodi o ne e rahela hojana. Kgoho a qala ho hlonama.
They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started to feel grumpy.
Ba nka qeto ya ho rahela bolo letanteng. Lefokolodi ya eba sethibathibane pele. Kgoho a kenya ntlha e le nngwe feela. Jwale ya e ba nako ya kgoho ya ho thiba dintlha.
They decided to play a penalty shoot-out. First Millipede was goal keeper. Chicken scored only one goal. Then it was the chicken’s turn to defend the goal.
Lefokolodi a raha bolo, a bapabapadisa bolo yaba o kenya ntlha. Lefokolodi a otla bolo ka hlooho a kenya ntlha. O ile a kenya dintlha tse hlano.
Millipede kicked the ball and scored.
Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals.
Kgoho o ne a halefile hore o hlotswe. O ne a sa rate ho hlolwa. Lefokolodi a tsheha hobane motswalle wa hae o ne ngongorehile
Chicken was furious that she lost. She was a very bad loser. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss.
Kgoho a halefa hoo a ileng a bula molomo wa hae a kwenya Lefokolodi.
Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede.
Ha Kgoho a ya hae, a kopana le mme Lefokolodi. Na o bone ngwanaka? Kgoho a se re letho. Mma Lefokolodi o ne a tshwenyehile.
As Chicken was walking home, she met Mother Millipede. Mother Millipede asked, “Have you seen my child?” Chicken didn’t say anything.
Mother Millipede was worried.
Yaba mme Lefokolodi o utlwa lentswe le lenyenyane . “Nthuse mme!”Mme Lefokolodi a qamaka, a mamedisisa. Lentswe le ne le tswa ka hara kgoho.
Then Mother Millipede heard a tiny voice. “Help me mom!” cried the voice. Mother Millipede looked around and listened carefully. The voice came from inside the chicken.
Mme Lefokolodi a hweletsa, “sebedisa matla a hao a ikgethehileng ngwanaka!” Mafokolodi a kgona ho baka monko le tatso tse mpe. Kgoho a qala ho ikutlwa a kula.
Mother Millipede shouted, “Use your special power my child!” Millipedes can make a bad smell and a terrible taste. Chicken began to feel ill.
Kgoho a bohla. Yaba o a kwenya o a tshwela. A thimola, a kgohlola. A kgohlola hape. Lefokolodi le ne le nyontsha!
Chicken burped. Then she swallowed and spat. Then she sneezed and coughed. And coughed. The millipede was disgusting!
Kgoho a kgohlola ho fihlela a ntsha lefokolodi ka maleng a hae. Mma Lefokolodi le ngwana wa hae ba hahabela hodimo sefateng ho ya ipata.
Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide.
Ho tloha nakong eo, dikgoho le mafokolodi ya e ba dira.
From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies.
