Full Text: UGoldilocks Nezithwala Ezintathu
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Original Text: UGoldilocks Nezithwala Ezintathu
Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona izibhamu ezintathu ezihlala endlini enomfutho ehlathini.
Kwakukhona uPapa Bear omkhulu kakhulu, uMama Bear osesikhathini, othambile njengokukhanya kwasekuseni, kanye noMntwana Bear omncane kakhulu.
Ekuseni kwelanga elilodwa, iphabhishi yabo yokudla kwasekuseni yayishisa kakhulu ukuze bayidle, ngakho banquma ukuyozihambela ehlathini ngenkathi ipholile.
Ngenkathi bengekho, intombazane encane egama layo linguGoldilocks yayihlola ihlathi yase ifika endlini yabo.
Wabona ukuthi umnyango uvuleke kancane, kodwa wayazi enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi akufanele angene endlini yabanye abantu ngaphandle kwemvume.
Nokho, inquisitiveness yakhe yamqeda amandla, wase eshaya umnyango wawuvula wangena ngaphakathi.
Phambi kwakhe kwakukhona itafula elinezitulo ezintathu, isitulo esikhulu, isitulo esiphakathi, nesitulo esincane. Etafuleni kwakukhona izitsha ezintathu zephalishi, isitsha esikhulu, isitsha esiphakathi, nesitsha esincane, kanye nezipunu ezintathu.
UGoldilocks wayelambe futhi iphalishi lalibukeka limnandi, ngakho wahlala esihlalweni esikhulu, waphakamisa ispunu esikhulu, walinzama iphalishi esitsheni esikhulu.
Kodwa isitulo sasikhulu kakhulu futhi siqinile, ispunu sasinzima, futhi iphalishi lalishisa kakhulu.
UGoldilocks wasukuma ngokushesha waya esihlalweni esiphakathi.
Kodwa lesi sihlalo sasinephunga elincomekayo kakhulu, futhi lapho ezama iphuliji esitsheni esiphakathi, yayipholile kakhulu.
Ngakho waya esihlalweni esincane, wathatha isipunu esincane kakhulu, wazama iphuliji esitsheni esincane.
Ngalesi sikhathi yayingashisi kakhulu futhi ingapholile kakhulu. Yayilungile ncamashi futhi imnandi kakhulu kangangokuthi wayidla yonke.
Kodwa wayesindile kakhulu esihlalweni esincane, futhi ngokuqhuma okwesabekayo, saphuka saba izicucu ngaphansi kwesisindo sakhe.
Ngemuva kwalokho, uGoldilocks wenyuka izitebhisi, lapho athola khona imibhede emithathu. Kwakukhona umbhede omkhulu kakhulu, umbhede omkhulu phakathi, nembhede omncane kakhulu.
Ngaleso sikhathi, wayezizwa ekhathele kakhulu, ngakho wakhuphukela embhedeni omkhulu walalela phansi.
Umbhede omkhulu wawulukhuni kakhulu futhi mkhulu kakhulu. Ngemuva kwalokho wazama umbhede omkhulu phakathi, kodwa wawuthambile kakhulu, ngakho wakhuphukela embhedeni omncane kakhulu.
Wawungalukhuni kakhulu futhi ungathambile kakhulu. Empeleni, wazizwa ukulungile ngokuphelele, ukhudumele futhi ufudumele, futhi ngesikhashana uGoldilocks walala ubuthongo obukhulu.
Ngemuva kwesikhashana, izibhamu ezintathu zabuya ekuhambeni kwazo ehlathini, izinhliziyo zazo zihle futhi zijabule.
Kodwa njengoba zisondela ekhaya lazo, zaqaphela ngokushesha ukuthi othile wayevule umnyango wendlu yazo, futhi izinhliziyo zazo ezijabulile zaba nzima nokukhathazeka.
UMama Bear wakhuluma ngezwi eliphansi, elihle,
«Othile ubehlezi esihlalweni sami.»
Khona-ke uBaby Bear wabuka isihlalo sakhe esincane, manje saphukile izicucu, wathi ngezwi elincane, elikhala kancane, lithuthumela nokubuhlungu,
«Othile ubehlezi esihlalweni sami futhi usiPhulile! Isihlalo sami engisithanda kakhulu silahlekile!
Khona-ke, uBaba Bear wabheka isitsha sakhe sojeqe wabona isipunu kuso, wathi ngezwi lakhe elikhulu elikhulu eligqumayo, kodwa engabi nesihluku,
«Umuntu othile ubedle ujeqe wami.»
Khona-ke uMama Bear wabona ukuthi isitsha sakhe sinespunu kuso, wathi ngezwi lakhe eliphansi, elithambile kodwa ekhathazekile,
«Umuntu othile ubedle ujeqe wami naye. Kufanele sithole ukuthi ubani owenza lokhu futhi simsize aqonde ukuthi kungani lokhu bekungalungile.
UBaby Bear wabheka isitsha sakhe sojeqe, manje esingenalutho, wathi ngezwi lakhe elincane elikhwishizayo, amehlo akhe egcwala izinyembezi,
«Umuntu ubedle ujeqe wami, wadla konke! Akusali lutho kimi!»
Inhliziyo yakhe encane yaba nzima, ngoba loyo jeqe wenziwe ngothando, ushisile futhi omnandi, wenzelwe yena kuphela.
UMama Bear wamgona ngezandla zakhe ezithambile wathi,
«Sizokulungisela ujeqe omusha, ndodana yami encane. Kubuhlungu kakhulu lapho umuntu engena ekhaya lethu ngaphandle kwemvume futhi ethatha izinto ezizethu. Ikhaya lethu kufanele libe indawo ephephile lapho sizizwa sivikelekile futhi sihlonishwa.
Khona-ke, izibhadi ezintathu zenyuka izitebhisi, izinyathelo zazo zinzima nokukhathazeka, futhi uBaba Bear wabona ngaso leso sikhathi ukuthi umbhede wakhe wawungahlelelekile, wathi ngezwi lakhe elikhulu elikhwifayo,
«Umuntu ulele embhedeni wami!»
UMama Bear wabona ukuthi umbhede wakhe nawo wawuguqulwe izingubo, wathi ngezwi lakhe elithule elipholile,
«Umuntu ulele embhedeni wami nawe.
Khona-ke, uBaby Bear wabheka umbede wakhe, futhi lapho, egonqe njengembali encane egolide, kwakukhona intombazane elele.
Izwi lakhe elincane elikhwishizayo laphakama ngokumangala nobuhlungu,
«Kukhona umuntu olele embhedeni wami manje!»
Ukubona umuntu ongamazi endaweni yakhe ekhethekile kwenza inhliziyo yakhe encane ibuhlungu ngokudideka nokubuhlungu.
UPapa Bear wakhuluma ngomusa,
«Ungesabi, mncane wami. Sizomsiza lo mntwana aqonde ukuthi wenzeni okungalungile.
Wakhala kakhulu kangangokuthi uGoldilocks wavuka ngokumangala.
Wabona izibhamu ezintathu zimbheka, uBaba Bhera nawo amehlo akhe amakhulu, uMama Bhera nobuso bakhe obumnene kodwa obukhathazekile, noMntwana Bhera nezinyembezi emehlweni akhe amancane, isihlalo sakhe esaphukile nesitsha sakhe esingenalutho kuzito enhliziyweni yakhe.
Inhliziyo kaGoldilocks yazala ngamahloni nangokwesaba, kodwa futhi nangokuqonda okujulile ngalokho ayekwenzile okungalungile. Waqonda ukuthi wayengene ekhaya labo ngaphandle kwemvume, wadla ukudla kwabo, waphula impahla yabo, walala emibhedeni yabo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, wabona usizi emehlweni kaMntwana Bhera wezwa inhliziyo yakhe iphuka kancane.
«Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu!» kukhala uGoldilocks, izwi lakhe liqhaqhazela. «Ngiyazi ukuthi bekungafanele ngingene ngaphandle kokubuza. Ngaphula isihlalo sakho ngadla ukudla kwakho, futhi ngiyaxolisa ngempela. Ngifisa ukuthi ngingalungisa lokho engikwenzile okungalungile.
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba izibhamu zikwazi ukuphendula, inhloni zamchitha, futhi uGoldilocks waxhuma embhedeni wagijima phansi kwezitebhisi waphuma ehlathini ngesivinini esikhulu angangasenza.
Njengoba egijima, wazithembisa ukuthi akasoze aphinde angene endlini yabanye umuntu ngaphandle kwemvume, nokuthi uma ezobuye abone izibhamu, uzoxolisa ngendlela efanele futhi asizane nokulungisa lokho ayekuphule. Wayefunde isifundo esibalulekile mayelana nokuhlonipha impahla nobumfihlo babanye, futhi wayazi nzulu enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi izenzo zakhe zazinezimiphumela, hhayi kuye yedwa, kodwa nakuyo ingane yebhera esihlalweni sayo esaphukile futhi iphulukane nephulukane nomphokoqo wayo.