Full Text: Indaba yama-Flopsy Bunnies
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Original Text: Indaba yama-Flopsy Bunnies
Kuthiwa umphumela wokudla ulethisi omningi kakhulu uyalalisa.
Angikaze ngizizwe ngizela ngemuva kokudla ulethisi; kodwa-ke angiyena unogwaja.
Nakanjani ube nomphumela wokulalisa kakhulu ko-Flopsy Bunnies!
Ngenkathi uBenjamin Bunny esekhulile, washada nomzala wakhe uFlopsy. Babenomndeni omkhulu, futhi babengakhathazeki ngalutho bejabule kakhulu.
Angiwakhumbuli amagama ezingane zabo ngazinye; zazivame ukubizwa ngokuthi ama-"Flopsy Bunnies."
Njengoba kwakungahlali kunokudla okwanele, uBenjamin wayejwayele ukuboleka amaklabishi kumfowabo kaFlopsy, uPeter Rabbit, owayenengadi yezithombo.
Ngesinye isikhathi uPeter Rabbit wayengenawo amaklabishi okwengeziwe.
Ngesikhathi kwenzeka lokhu, o-Flopsy Bunnies banqamula insimu baya enqwabeni kadoti, emseleni ongaphandle kwengadi ka-Mr. McGregor.
Inqwaba kadoti ka-Mr. McGregor yayiyingxubevange. Kwakukhona izimbiza zikajamu nezikhwama zamaphepha, nezintaba zotshani obugundiwe obuvela emshinini ogunda utshani (obabuhlale bunambitheka njengamafutha), kanye namathanga abolile nebhuthi elidala noma amabili. Ngelinye ilanga—yeka injabulo!—kwakukhona inqwaba yamalethisi aseqile ukukhula, ayesekhule aze "aqhakaza" izimbali.
O-Flopsy Bunnies bamane bazigcwalisa ngama-lettuce. Kancane kancane, omunye emva komunye, behlulwa ubuthongo, base belala phansi etshanini obugundiwe.
UBenjamin wayengakhathalanga kakhulu njengabantwana bakhe. Ngaphambi kokulala wayesaphapheme ngokwanele ukuba afake isikhwama sephepha ekhanda lakhe ukuze axoshe izimpukane.
O-Flopsy Bunnies abancane balala kamnandi elangeni elifudumele. Otshanini ngale kwengadi kwezwakala umsindo okude othi klake-klake womshini wokusika utshani. Izimpukane eziluhlaza zazibhuza edongeni, kanti igundane elincane elidala lalikhetha kudoti phakathi kwezimbiza zikajamu.
(Ngingakutshela igama layo, yayibizwa ngokuthi uThomasina Tittlemouse, igundane lasehlathini elinomsila omude.)
Wahamba ehashaza phezu kwesikhwama sephepha, wavusa uBenjamin Bunny.
Igundane laxolisa kakhulu, lathi limazi uPeter Rabbit.
Ngenkathi yena noBenjamin bexoxa, eduze ngaphansi kodonga, bezwa izinyathelo ezisindayo ngaphezu kwamakhanda abo; kwathi kusenjalo uMnu. McGregor wathulula isaka eligcwele utshani obugundiwe ngqo phezu kwaboFlopsy Bunnies ababalele! UBenjamin wazishwabanya ngaphansi kwesikhwama sakhe sephepha. Igundane lacasha embizeni kajamu.
Onogwaja abancane bamoyizela kamnandi ebuthongweni babo ngaphansi kwemvula yotshani; abazange bavuke ngoba ulethisi wawubenze bozela kakhulu.
Baphupha ukuthi umama wabo uFlopsy ubamboza kahle embhedeni wotshani obomisiwe.
UMnu. McGregor wabheka phansi ngemuva kokuthulula isaka lakhe. Wabona amachopho ezindlebe ansundu amancane ahlekisayo evela phezulu etshanini obugundiwe. Wawagqolozela isikhashana.
Khona-ke impukane yahlala komunye wabo, wase enyakaza.
UMnu. McGregor wehlela enqwabeni kadoti—
"Kunye, kubili, kuthathu, kune! kuhlanu! onogwaja abancanyana abayisithupha!" esho njengoba ebafaka esakeni lakhe. O-Flopsy Bunnies babephupha ukuthi unina uyabaphendula embhedeni. Banyakaza kancane ebuthongweni babo, kodwa noma kunjalo abazange bavuke.
UMnu. McGregor wabopha isaka walishiya odongeni.
Wahamba wayobeka umshini wokusika utshani.
Ngesikhathi ehambile, uNkosikazi Flopsy Bunny (owayesale ekhaya) wanqamula insimu.
Walibuka ngokusola isaka wazibuza ukuthi wonke umuntu wayekuphi?
Ngemuva kwalokho igundane laphuma embizeni yalo kajamu, uBenjamin wakhipha isikhwama sephepha ekhanda lakhe, base bexoxa indaba edabukisayo.
UBenjamin noFlopsy babephelelwe yithemba, babengakwazi ukuthukulula intambo.
Kodwa uNkosikazi Tittlemouse wayengumuntu onamasu. Waguguna imbobo ekhoneni elingaphansi lesaka.
Onogwaja abancane badonswa bakhishwa phandle base bencinwa ukuze bavuke.
Abazali babo bagcwalisa isaka elingenalutho ngamathanga amathathu abolile, ibhulashi elidala lokupholisha kanye namatheniphu amabili abolile.
Khona-ke bonke bacasha ngaphansi kwesihlahlana, baqapha uMr. McGregor.
UMnu. McGregor wabuya wacosha isaka, wahamba nalo.
Waliphatha lilenga phansi, sengathi lisindana.
OFlopsy Bunnies balandela buqamama ngokuphepha.
Bambuka engena endlini yakhe.
Base benyonyobela efasiteleni ukuze balalele.
UMr. McGregor waphonsa isaka phansi esitezi samatshe ngendlela ebiyoba buhlungu kakhulu kumaFlopsy Bunnies, ukube kwenzeka ukuthi babephakathi kulo.
Babekwazi ukumuzwa ehudula isihlalo sakhe ematsheni, futhi egigitheka—
"Oyedwa, ababili, abathathu, abane, abahlanu, onogwaja abancanyana abayisithupha!" kusho uMr. McGregor.
"Hhe? Yini leyo? Bebonakalisa ini manje?" kubuza uNkosikazi McGregor.
"Kunye, kubili, kuthathu, kune, kuhlanu, isithupha onogwaja abancanyana abakhuluphele!" kuphinda uMnu. McGregor, ebala ngeminwe yakhe—"kunye, kubili, kuthathu—"
"Musa ukuba yisiphukuphuku; usho ukuthini, khehla ndini eliyisiphukuphuku?"
"Esakeni! kunye, kubili, kuthathu, kune, kuhlanu, isithupha!" kuphendula uMnu. McGregor.
(UFlopsy Bunny omncane kunabo bonke wagibela esisekelweni sefasitela.)
UNkosikazi McGregor wabamba isaka waliphathaphatha. Wathi uzwa beyisithupha, kodwa kumele ukuba onogwaja abadala, ngoba baqinile kakhulu futhi banezimo ezingafani.
"Abakulungele ukudliwa; kodwa izikhumba zizolunga kahle ukufaka ngaphakathi kwejazi lami elidala."
"Ukufaka ngaphakathi kwejazi lakho elidala?" wamemeza uMnu. McGregor—"Ngizobadayisa ngizithengele ugwayi!"
"Ugwayi wonogwaja! Ngizobahlinza ngibanqume amakhanda."
UNkosikazi McGregor wathukulula isaka wafaka isandla sakhe ngaphakathi.
Ngesikhathi ethinta imifino wathukuthela kakhulu impela. Wathi uMnumzane McGregor "wayekwenzile ngamabomu."
NoMnu. McGregor naye wayethukuthele kakhulu. Elinye lamathanga abolile landiza langena ngefasitela lasekhishini, lashaya uFlopsy Bunny omncane kakhulu.
Walimala impela.
Khona-ke uBenjamin noFlopsy bacabanga ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokuya ekhaya.
Ngakho-ke uMnu. McGregor akazange awuthole ugwayi wakhe, futhi uNkk. McGregor akazange azithole izikhumba zakhe zikanogwaja.
Kodwa ngoKhisimusi olandelayo uThomasina Tittlemouse wathola isipho soboya bukanogwaja obanele ukuba azenzele ijazi nesigqoko, kanye nesifudumezi-zandla esihle nepheya yamamitini afudumele.