Andiswa o shebella bashemane ha ba bapala bolo. O ne a lakatsa ho bapala le bona. O ile a botsa mokwetlisi hore na a ka ikwetlisa le bona.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Mokwetlisi a beha matsoho a hae lethekeng. “Sekolong sena, ke bashemane feela ba dumelletsweng ho bapala bolo ya maoto.”
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Bashemane ba bolella Andiswa hore a ilo bapala bolo ya matsoho. Ba re bolo ya matsoho ke ya banana, mme ya maoto ke ya bashemane. Andiswa o ile a hlonama haholo.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Ka tsatsi le hlahlamang sekolo sa tshwara tlhodisano e kgolo ya bolo ya maoto. Mokwetlisi o ne a ngongorehile hobane sebapadi sa hae se hlwahlwa se ne se kula, mme se sa kgone ho bapala.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Andiswa o ile a ya ho mokwetlisi ho mo qeka hore a mo dumelle hore a bapale. Mokwetlisi o ne a qeaqea ka seo a lokelang ho se etsa. O ile a nka qeto ya hore Andiswa a bapalle sehlopha.
Andiswa ran to the coach and begged him to let her to play. The coach was not sure what to do. Then he decided that Andiswa could join the team.
Papadi e ne e se bobebe. Ho ne ho se sehlopha se korileng ha nako ya mahare a papadi e otla.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Halofong ya bobedi ya papadi o mong wa bashanyana a akgella Andiswa bolo. Andiswa o ile a potlakela lehlakoreng la dipale kapele. A raha bolo ka matla, a kenya ntlha.
During the second half of the match one of the boys passed the ball to Andiswa. She moved very fast towards the goal post. She kicked the ball hard and scored a goal.
Babuhi ba hlaba mokgosi wa nyakallo. Ho tloha tsatsing leo, banana ba dumellwa ho bapala bolo ya maoto le bona.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
