Inja kunye nembonakaliso yayo
Ibona imbonakaliso yenja emanzini ibambe ithambo elikhulu, inja ebawayo yenza impazamo yobudenge. Ingaba ukubawa kwayo kuya kumlahlekisela into ayithandayo?
Ngenye imva kwemini eqaqambileyo, inja elambileyo yafumana ithambo elikhulu elinencindi enamnandi. Umsila wakhe washukuma luvuyo njengoko wayechola ithambo. "Usuku lwethamsanqa!" wacinga, ebambe ithambo emlonyeni wakhe ngokuqinileyo. Wayengakwazi ukulinda ukuze afumane indawo ezolileyo ukuze anambithe ukutya kwakhe okunencasa.
Njengoko wayegoduka, wafika kwibhulorho eyenziwe ngamaplanga phezu komsinga ocacileyo nothambileyo. Amanzi ayemenyezela elangeni. Enomdla, wajonga phantsi waza wakhefuzela.
Apha ngezantsi, enye inja yayimjongile, iphethe ithambo elikhangeleka lilikhulu kwaye linencindi! Amehlo enja akhula banzi ngenxa yochulumanco. "Ela thambo likhangeleka lingcono kunelam!" wacinga. “Ndiwafuna omabini.”
Ngaphandle kokucinga, Wakhonkotha kakhulu, “Hawu!” ukuzama ukoyikisa enye inja ekude.
Kwathi njengoko wayevula umlomo wakhe, Gxumfu! thambo lakhe latyibilika emazinyweni laza lawela emlanjeni. Wabukela ethukile njengoko ladada emanzini laze latshona.
Inja yangqiyama ngaphaya kwesiphelo sebhulorho, izama ukubamba ithambo layo, kodwa yayisele ishiywe lixesha. lalingasekho. Yathi yakujonga ngasemva emanzini, enye inja inyamalele nayo.
Yayingeyiyo enye inja kwaphela. Yayiyimbonakaliso wakhe kuphela!
Ngentliziyo ebuhlungu, inja yajika yahamba. Yayinqwenela ukuba yayikuvuyele oko yayinako, endaweni yokuzama ukufumana okungakumbi.
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One bright afternoon, a hungry dog found a big, juicy bone.
His tail wagged with joy as he picked it up.
"What a lucky day!" he thought, firmly holding the bone in his mouth.
He couldn’t wait to find a quiet spot to enjoy his tasty treat.
As he walked home, he reached a wooden bridge over a clear, gentle stream.
The water sparkled in the sun.
Curious, he looked down and gasped.
Below, another dog was staring back at him, holding a bone that looked even bigger and juicier!
The dog’s eyes grew wide with excitement.
"That bone looks better than mine!" he thought. "I want both!"
Without thinking, he barked loudly, "Woof!" trying to scare the other dog away.
But as he opened his mouth, plop!
His bone slipped from his teeth and fell into the stream.
He watched in shock as it sank into the water and floated away.
The dog leaned over the edge of the bridge, trying to grab his bone, but it was too late. It was gone.
When he looked back at the water, the other dog had disappeared, too.
It wasn’t another dog at all.
It had only been his own reflection!
With a heavy heart, the dog turned and walked away.
He wished he had been happy with what he had, instead of trying to get more.
Ngenye imva kwemini eqaqambileyo, inja elambileyo yafumana ithambo elikhulu elinencindi enamnandi. Umsila wakhe washukuma luvuyo njengoko wayechola ithambo. "Usuku lwethamsanqa!" wacinga, ebambe ithambo emlonyeni wakhe ngokuqinileyo. Wayengakwazi ukulinda ukuze afumane indawo ezolileyo ukuze anambithe ukutya kwakhe okunencasa.
Njengoko wayegoduka, wafika kwibhulorho eyenziwe ngamaplanga phezu komsinga ocacileyo nothambileyo. Amanzi ayemenyezela elangeni. Enomdla, wajonga phantsi waza wakhefuzela.
Apha ngezantsi, enye inja yayimjongile, iphethe ithambo elikhangeleka lilikhulu kwaye linencindi! Amehlo enja akhula banzi ngenxa yochulumanco. "Ela thambo likhangeleka lingcono kunelam!" wacinga. “Ndiwafuna omabini.”
Ngaphandle kokucinga, Wakhonkotha kakhulu, “Hawu!” ukuzama ukoyikisa enye inja ekude.
Kwathi njengoko wayevula umlomo wakhe, Gxumfu! thambo lakhe latyibilika emazinyweni laza lawela emlanjeni. Wabukela ethukile njengoko ladada emanzini laze latshona.
Inja yangqiyama ngaphaya kwesiphelo sebhulorho, izama ukubamba ithambo layo, kodwa yayisele ishiywe lixesha. lalingasekho. Yathi yakujonga ngasemva emanzini, enye inja inyamalele nayo.
Yayingeyiyo enye inja kwaphela. Yayiyimbonakaliso wakhe kuphela!
Ngentliziyo ebuhlungu, inja yajika yahamba. Yayinqwenela ukuba yayikuvuyele oko yayinako, endaweni yokuzama ukufumana okungakumbi.
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Reflection Questions
1. Yabona ntoni inja xa ijonge emanzini?
2. Kwakutheni ukuze inja iphulukane nethambo layo?
3. Ingaba wakha wafuna enye into kangangokuba walibala ukuyixabisa into owawusele unayo? Kwenzeke ntoni?
4. Lifundisa ntoni eli bali ngokubawa okanye ukufuna okungakumbi kunokuba sinako?
5. Sinokuzikhumbuza njani ukuba nombulelo ngento esinayo kubomi bethu bemihla ngemihla?
Just One More Fable
- ubulumko
- umonde
Ixhego eliphulukene nehashe lalo
Ixhego lijongene neziganeko ezilungileyo nezimbi ngokuzolileyo. Ingaba into ekhangeleka ngathi lishwangusha inokuzisa into entle, okanye ngenye indlela?
- uxanduva
- umonde
Intwazana yobisi ne-emele yayo
Intombazana eselula yobisi iphupha ngayo yonke into enokuthi iyenze ngemali yobisi lwayo. Yintoni enokuthi yenzeke xa lamaphupha wakhe enokususa amehlo akhe kwinto ekhoyo nanayo kungoku?
- Ukwamkela
- Ingqiqo
Isikhephe esingenanto
Indoda ezipholele kwisikhephe sayo iba nomsindo ngethuba ingqutywa lelinye iphenyane. Yintoni etshintshayo xa ebona kungekho mntu ngaphakathi?
- ubuhlobo
- ukuxabisa
Impuku yedolophu kunye nempuku yasemaphandleni
Utyelela umhlobo wakhe wasesixekweni, impuku yasemaphandleni imangaliswa bubomi obuzaliswe zizinto ezimnandi. Kodwa, ingaba iyamangalisa njengoko ibonakala?