Full Text: Sheekadii Tom Kitten
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Original Text: Sheekadii Tom Kitten
Beri baa waxa jiray saddex bisadood oo yaryar oo la odhan jiray Mittens, Tom Kitten, iyo Moppet. Waxay lahaayeen dhogor qurux badan, waxayna maalmahooda ku qaadan jireen iyagoo isku rogrogaya balbalada iyo iyagoo ku ciyaaraya ciidda.
Maalin, hooyadood—Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit—waxay shaah ku sugaysay saaxiibo. Waxay bisadaha yaryar keentay gudaha si ay u maydho oo ay u labisto ka hor intaanay martideedu imaan.
Marka hore, waxay dhaqday wejiyadooda (kani waa Moppet).
Kadib waxay shanlaysay dhogortooda (midkani waa Mittens).
Markaas ayay shanlaysay dabooyinkooda iyo shaarbohooda (kani waa Tom Kitten). Tom wuxuu sii waday inuu isku dayo inuu xagto shanlada.
Marwo Tabitha waxay u xirtay Moppet iyo Mittens dhar yaryar oo nadiif ah iyo kuleero leys ah. Kadib waxay kabadh duq ah kala soo baxday dhar adag oo qurxoon oo loogu talagalay Tom.
Tom Kitten aad buu u buurnaa wuuna koray; dhowr badhan ayaa markiiba ka go'ay. Hooyadiis ayaa taahday oo dib ugu toshay.
Markii saddexda bisadood ee yaryaraa ay diyaar garoobeen, Mrs. Tabitha waxay samaysay qalad oo waxay u dirtay beerta intii ay samaynaysay rooti la dubay oo kulul oo subag leh.
"Hadda dharkiina nadiif ka dhiga, carruuroy! Ku socda lugihiina dambe. Ka fogaada godka dambaska ee dhoobada leh, Sally Henny-Penny, xerada doofaarka, iyo kuwa Puddle-Ducks-ka ah!"
Moppet iyo Mittens waxay si liic-liic ah ugu socdeen waddada beerta. Wax yar ka dib, waxay ku turunturoodeen dharkooda oo ay wejiga u dhaceen. Markii ay istaageen, waxaa wada qariyay wasakhda cawska!
"Aan fuulno dhagaxyada oo aan fariisano derbiga beerta," ayay Moppet soo jeedisay.
Waxay dharkoodii u rogeen dhanka dambe si ay si fiican ugu dhaqaaqaan, oo kor bay u boodeen; kuleetigii cad ee leyska ahaa ee Moppet ayaa waddada ku dhacay.
Tom Kitten gabi ahaanba ma uusan boodi karin xilli uu isku dayayay inuu lugihiisa dambe ku socdo isagoo surwaal xiran. Wuxuu si dhib leh ugu fuulay dhagaxyada in yar in yar, isagoo burburinaya geedaha yaryar oo luminaya badhamada bidix iyo midig.
Markii uu gaaray gidaarka dushiisa, aad buu u isku dhex yaacsanaa. Moppet iyo Mittens waxay isku dayeen inay hagaajiyaan dharkiisa, laakiin koofiyaddiisa ayaa dhacday, badhamadiisii ugu dambeeyayna way go'een.
Intii ay tacaalayeen, waxay maqleen pit-pat-paddle-pat! Saddexdii Puddle-Ducks ayaa waddada soo marayay iyagoo saf qudha ah is-daba socda, iyagoo samaynaya socodkoodii ruxmada ahaa ee laxanka lahaa—pit-pat-paddle-pat! pit-pat-waddle-pat!
Way istaageen oo saf isku taageen, iyagoo indho waaweyn oo la yaaban kor ugu eegaya bisadaha yaryar.
Dabadeed labadii booloboolo ee dheddigga ahaa, Rebeccah iyo Jemima Puddle-Duck, ayaa soo qaatay koofiyaddii iyo kuleetigii shalashka ahaa oo ay xirteen.
Mittens aad bay u qososhay ilaa ay darbiga ka soo dhacday. Moppet iyo Tom ayaa ka daba soo degay; dharkii iyo intii kale ee dharkii Tom ayaa ka dhacay intii ay soo degayeen.
“Mudane Drake Puddle-Duck!“ ayay Moppet u yeertay. “Kaalay oo naga caawi inaan dhar u xirno! Kaalay oo Tom badhamada u xir!“
Mudane Drake Puddle-Duck wuxuu usoo shaxaadshay si gaabis ah oo dhinac-dhinac ah, wuxuuna soo qaatay alaabtii kala duwanayd.
Laakiin isaga ayaa isku xirtay! Waxay ugu le'ekaayeen si ka sii xun sidii ay ugu le'ekaayeen Tom Kitten.
“Waa subax qurux badan!“ ayuu yiri Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck.
Markaas isaga, Jemima, iyo Rebeccah Puddle-Duck waxay u dhaqaaqeen waddada, iyagoo isla jaanqaadaya—pit-pat, paddle-pat! pit-pat, waddle-pat!
Markaas Tabitha Twitchit ayaa hoos ugu soo degtay beerta waxayna heshay bisadaheedii yaryaraa oo gidaarka saaran iyagoon dhar qabin.
Waxay ka soo jiidday gidaarka, way dedejisay, waxayna dib ugu celisay guriga.
Waxay u dirtay dabaqa sare; waxaana ka xumahay inaan sheego inay saaxiibbadeed u sheegtay inay sariirta jiifaan iyagoo hargab qaba, taas oo aan run ahayn.
Taas caksigeeda; gabi ahaanba sariirta kuma jirin.
Taas beddelkeeda, waxaa jiray dhawaaqyo aad u yaab badan oo ka imaanayay dabaqa sare, kuwaas oo kharribay jawigii deggenaa ee xafladda shaaha.
Waxaanan filayaa in maalin uun ay tahay inaan qoro buug ka sii dheer si aan wax badan kaaga sheego Tom Kitten!
Dhanka Puddle-Ducks-ta—waxay galeen balli. Dharkii isla markiiba wuu ka dhacay sababtoo ah wax badhamo ah oo isku haya ma harin.
Iyo Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, Jemima, iyo Rebeccah waxay raadinayeen iyaga tan iyo markaas.