Full Text: Sheekadii Jemima Puddle-duck
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Original Text: Sheekadii Jemima Puddle-duck
Waa muuqaal qosol badan in la arko raxan shinbir-biyoodyo yaryar ah oo la socda digaagad!
Dhageyso sheekada Jemima Puddle-duck, taas oo ka xanaaqsanayd sababtoo ah xaaska beeralayga ayaan u oggolaan inay dillaaciso ukumaheeda.
Dumaashideed, Marwo Rebeccah Puddle-duck, waxay si buuxda raalli uga ahayd inay dillaaminta uga tagto qof kale—
"Ma lihi dulqaad aan buul dushiis u fadhiyo siddeed iyo labaatan maalmood; adiguna sidoo kale ma lihid, Jemima. Waxaad u dayn lahayd inay qabowbaan; waad ogtahay inaad sidaas samayn lahayd!"
"Waxaan rabaa inaan dillaamiyo ukumahayga; aniga ayaa keligay wada dillaamin doona," ayay ku ciday Jemima Puddle-duck.
Waxay isku dayday inay qariso ukumaheeda; laakiin mar walba waa la heli jiray oo la qaadan jiray.
Jemima Puddle-duck aad bay u quusatay. Waxay go'aansatay inay buul ka samaysato meel beerta ka fog.
Waxay baxday galab qurux badan oo xilliga guga ah iyada oo raacaysa waddada gaariga ee buurta dul marta.
Waxay xirnayd shaal iyo koofiyad.
Markii ay gaartay buurta dusheeda, waxay meel fog ka aragtay keyn.
Waxay ku fikirtay inay u egtahay goob ammaan ah oo xasilloon.
Jemima Puddle-duck aad caado uguma lahayn duulista. Waxay hoos u orodday dhawr yaardi iyadoo babinaysa shalkeeda, ka dibna hawada ayay ku boodday.
Si qurux badan ayay u duushay markii ay heshay bilow wanaagsan.
Waxay dul heehaabtay geedaha dushooda ilaa ay ka aragtay meel bannaan oo ku taal kaynta dhexdeeda, halkaas oo geedaha iyo duurka laga sifeeyay.
Jemima waxay u soo degtay si yara culus, oo waxay bilowday inay dhinac iyo dhinac u socoto iyadoo raadinaysa meel ku habboon oo qallalan oo ay buul ka samaysato. Waxay aad u jeclaystay jirrid geed oo ku dhex taal ubaxyo dhaadheer oo fox-gloves ah.
Laakiin—isagoo fadhiya jirridda dulkeeda, waxay la naxday inay aragto nin mudane ah oo si qurux badan u labisan oo wargeys akhrinaya.
Wuxuu lahaa dhego madow oo taagan iyo shaarbo midabka ciidda leh.
"Quack?" ayay tiri Jemima Puddle-duck, iyadoo madaxeeda iyo koofiyaddeeda dhinac u yara qalloocisay—
"Quack?"
Ninkii mudanaha ahaa ayaa indhihiisa kor uga qaaday wargeyskiisii oo si xiiso leh u eegay Jemima—
"Marwo, waddadii miyaad ka luntay?" ayuu yiri. Wuxuu lahaa dabo dheer oo xaad badan oo uu ku fadhiyay, maadaama jirriddu ay yara qoynayd.
Jemima waxay u aragtay inuu yahay mid aad u asluub badan oo qurxoon. Waxay u sharaxday in aanay jidka ka lumin, balse ay isku dayaysay inay hesho meel qallalan oo ku habboon oo ay buul ka dhigato.
"Aa! ma sidaas baa? runtii!" ayuu yiri mudanihii shaaribada midabka ciidda lahaa, isagoo si xiiso leh u eegaya Jemima. Wuxuu laabay wargeyskii wuxuuna geliyay jeebka dambe ee jaakadiisa.
Jemima ayaa ka cabatay digaagaddii faragelinta badnayd.
"Runtii! waa arrin xiiso leh! Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan la kulmo shimbirtaas. Waxaan bari lahaa inay shaqadeeda ku ekaato!"
"Laakiin xagga buulka—wax dhib ah ma jiraan: Waxaan ku hayaa jawaan baalal ah qolkayga xaabada. Maya, marwo qaali, cidna dhib kuma ahaan doontid. Waad fadhiyi kartaa halkaas inta aad doonto," ayuu yiri mudanaha dabada dheer ee cufan.
Wuxuu horseeday jidka guri aad u go'doonsan, oo muuqaal murugo leh oo ku dhex yaal geedaha fox-gloves.
Wuxuu ka dhisnaa xaabo iyo ciid caws leh, waxaana saarnaa laba baaldi oo jaban, oo midba midka kale dusha ka saaran yahay, si ay u noqdaan qiiq-baxe.
"Kani waa hoygayga xagaaga; ma arki lahayn godkayga—gurigayga jiilaalka—inuu sidaan ugu habboon yahay," ayuu yiri mudanihii martigelinta wacnaa.
Waxaa guriga dhabarkiisa ku yaallay waab sii dumaya, oo ka samaysan sanaadiiq saabuun oo duug ah. Mudanihii ayaa furay albaabka oo gudaha geliyay Jemima.
Waabkii wuxuu ku dhawaaday inuu gabi ahaanba ka buuxsamo baalal—wuxuu ku dhawaaday inuu neefta ku qabto; laakiin wuxuu ahaa mid raaxo leh oo aad u jilicsan.
Jemima Puddle-duck xoogaa way la yaabtay inay hesho tiro intaas le'eg oo baalal ah. Laakiin wuxuu ahaa mid aad u raaxo leh; waxayna samaysatay buul iyadoo aan wax dhib ah haba yaraatee kala kulmin.
Markay soo baxday, mudanihii shaarubaha ciidda midabkooda lahaa wuxuu fadhiyay jirrid geed isagoo akhrinaya wargeyska—ugu yaraan wuu kala bixiyay, laakiin wuxuu ka eegayay dushiisa.
Wuxuu ahaa mid aad u asluub badan oo uu u muuqday inuu ku dhawaad ka xun yahay inuu u ogolaado Jemima inay guriga aado habeenkaas. Wuxuu u ballanqaaday inuu si aad ah u daryeeli doono buulkeeda ilaa ay dib uga soo noqoto maalinta xigta.
Wuxuu yiri wuxuu jecel yahay ukunta iyo shinbir-biyoodyada yaryar; wuxuu ku faani lahaa inuu arko buul qurux badan oo buuxa oo ku dhex yaal waabkiisa qoryaha.
Jemima Puddle-duck waxay iman jirtay galab kasta; waxay buulka ku dhashay sagaal ukun. Waxay ahaayeen caddaan cagaar xiga oo aad u waaweyn. Ninkii dawacada ahaa aad buu ula dhacay. Wuxuu rogrogi jiray oo uu tirin jiray markii aysan Jemima joogin.
Ugu dambayntii Jemima ayaa u sheegtay inay damacsan tahay inay bilowdo inay ku fariisato maalinta xigta—"waxaana soo qaadan doonaa kiish galley ah, si aanan waligay uga tagin buulkayga ilaa ukumuhu ay ka dillaacaan. Qabow ayay qaadi karaan," ayay tiri Jemima oo xilkas ah.
"Marwo, waxaan kaa codsanayaa inaadan isku dhibin boorso; aniga ayaa keenaya heedda. Laakiin inta aadan bilaabin fadhigaaga daalka badan, waxaan damacsanahay inaan ku siiyo cunto macaan. Aan yeelano xaflad casho ah oo innaga keligeen ah!
"Ma kaa codsan karaa inaad beerta ka keento geedo xawaash ah si aan u samayno omelette dhadhan fiican leh? Sage iyo thyme, iyo reexaan iyo laba basal, iyo xoogaa parsley ah. Aniga ayaa keenaya baruurta omelette-ka," ayuu yiri ninka martigelinta wacan ee leh shaarubaha midabka cammuudda ah.
Jemima Puddle-duck waxay ahayd mid iska fudud: xitaa soo hadal-qaadidda sage iyo basasha shaki kuma abuurin iyada.
Waxay ku wareegtay beerta, iyadoo qaniin-qaniineysa qaybo yaryar oo ka mid ah dhammaan noocyada kala duwan ee geedaha yaryar ee loo isticmaalo in lagu buuxiyo boola-boolo la dubay.
Markaasay iyadoo ruxruxmeysa gashay jikada, waxayna dambiil kala soo baxday laba xabbadood oo basal ah.
Eygii collie-ga ahaa ee Kep ayaa ka horyimid iyadoo soo baxaysa, "Maxaad ku samaynaysaa basashan? Halkeed tagtaa galab kasta adigoo keli ah, Jemima Puddle-duck?"
Jemima xoogaa way ka haybaysatay eyga; waxayna u sheegtay sheekadii oo dhan.
Eygii wuu dhegaystay, isagoo madaxiisa caqliga badan dhinac u qalloociyay; wuuna dhoollacadeeyay markii ay u qeexday mudanihii asluubta wanaagsanaa ee lahaa shaarubaha midabka ciidda leh.
Wuxuu weydiiyay dhowr su'aalood oo ku saabsan keynta, iyo meesha saxda ah ee ay ku yaalliin guriga iyo waabku.
Kadibna wuu baxay, oo orod fudud ku dhex maray tuulada. Wuxuu u baxay inuu raadiyo laba eey-yare oo foxhound ah, kuwaas oo tamashle ula baxay kawaanlaha.
Jemima Puddle-duck ayaa markii ugu dambeysay kor u martay waddada gaariga, galab qorrax leh. Waxay sidatay culays ah xirmooyin dhir ah iyo laba basal oo boorso ku jira.
Waxay dul martay keynta, waxayna ku degtay meel ka soo horjeedda guriga mudanaha dabada dheer ee dhogorta badan.
Wuxuu fadhiyay dogob geed; hawada ayuu uriyay, wuxuuna si walaac leh u eeg-eegayay hareeraha kaynta. Markii ay Jemima soo degtay aad buu u booday.
"Guriga soo gal isla markaad eegto ukumahaaga. I sii dhirta yaryar ee omelette-ka. Dhaqso!"
Wuxuu ahaa mid yara qallafsan. Jemima Puddle-duck waligeed ma maqal isagoo sidaas u hadlaya.
Waxay dareentay la-yaab, iyo raaxo-darro.
Intii ay gudaha ku jirtay waxay maqashay sanqadha cago yaryar oo waabka gadaashiisa ah. Ruux san madow leh ayaa uriyay albaabka hoostiisa, ka dibna wuu qufulay.
Jemima aad ayay u naxday.
In yar kaddib waxaa jiray sanqadhyo dheer—ciyid, qeylo, guux iyo cabaad, shiiq iyo taah.
Dib dambena looma arag mudanahaas shaarubaha dawacada leh.
Wax yar kadib Kep ayaa furay albaabka waabka, oo soo daayay Jemima Puddle-duck.
Nasiib darro eeyihii yaryaraa ayaa gudaha u soo yaacay oo wada cunay ukumihii oo dhan ka hor inta uusan celinin.
Wuxuu qabay qaniinyo dhegtiisa ah, labadii eey ee yaryaraana way dhutinayeen.
Jemima Puddle-duck waxaa guriga loo galbiyay iyadoo ilmaynaysa ukumahaas dartiis.
Waxay dhigtay qaar kale bishii Juun, waxaana loo oggolaaday inay iyadu haysato: laakiin afar ka mid ah keliya ayaa dillaacay.
Jemima Puddle-duck waxay tiri in ay ahayd welwelkeeda dartiis; laakiin waligeedba waxay ahayd mid aan si fiican ukumaha ugu fariisan.