Kwakuyimini eshushu ehlathini lendalo.
Zonke izilwanyana zazidlala phandle.
“Yiza uze kudlala nam, Ngonyama,” watsho uNgwenkala. “Bambelela kum ukuba ungakwazi!”
DZU-DZU! wahamba uNgwenkala.
“Andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama.
“Ndiza koyiswa.”
“Yiza uze kudlala nam, Ngonyama,” watsho uNdlovu. “Singaphosa amatye!”
NGXISH-NGXISH! wahamba uNdlovu.
“Andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama.
“Ndiza koyiswa.”
“Yiza uze kudlala nathi, Ngonyama!” zatsho iinkawu. “Ngubani onokutya ezona bhanana zininzi?”
TSI! TSI! TSI! zahamba iinkawu.
“Andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama.
“Ndiza koyiswa.”
“Yiza uze kudlala nam, Ngonyama,” watsho uBhadi. “Masixhumele phezulu!”
XHUM! XHUM! XHUM! wahamba uBhadi.
“Andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama.
“Ndiza koyiswa.”
“Yiza uze kudlala nam, Ngonyama,” watsho uNgwenya. “Lukhuphiswano lokuqubha!”
TSHI! TSHI! wahamba uNgwenya.
“Andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama.
“Ndiza koyiswa"
UNdlovu noNgwenya bebekukhuphiswano lokuqubha ngaphandle kukaNgonyama.
UNgwenya ebenamendu ngaphezu kukaNdlovu, kodwa ngexesha ngalinye esiba phambili uNgwenya, uNdlovu uyamnyumbaza!
THI-THI-HE-HE! wahamba uNdlovu noNgwenya.
UNgonyama wahlala yedwa elusizi, ebukele uNgwenya noNdlovu bequbha.
“Kutheni ulusizi, Ngonyama?” wabuza uMpuku.
“Kungenxa yokuba andifuni kudlala,” watsho uNgonyama. “Ndiza koyiswa.”
UNgonyama watyibilika kwixolo lebhanana!
WUUUUUUU! nanko esimka uNgonyama.
“Kwangathi imnandi loo nto!” zatsho zonke ezinye izilwanyana.
UNgonyama wayedlala kwaye onwabile.
The Lion Who Wouldn_t Try (IsiXhosa)
