UAnansi nomdlalo wokutsalana
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UAnansi, isigcawu esincinci, esikrelekrele, ucela umngeni kwindlovu kunye nenvubu ukuba ziqubisane kumdlalo wokutsalana. Ingaba ubukrelekrele bayo bunokuphumelela ehlathini?
Kudala, kwelinye ihlathi eNtshona Afrika, kwakuhlala isigcawu esikrelekrele esigama linguAnansi. Nangona wayemncinci, wayenebhongo kakhulu ngobukrelekrele bakhe.
Kodwa uAnansi waqaphela ukuba izilwanyana ezikhulu, njengendlovu nemvubu, azizihloneli izidalwa ezincinci. Benza ngathi ubukhulu kuphela kwento ebalulekileyo. “Abasihloniphi thina bancinci,” wacinga njalo uAnansi. Ngoko weza necebo. "Ndiza kubafundisa isifundo!"
Ngenye imini, waya kuNdlovu, esitya amagqabi. "Ndlovu," watsho u-Anansi, "Umkhulu kwaye womelele, kodwa ndibheja ukuba ndomelele!"
UNdlovu wahleka kakhulu. "Wena? Unamandla kunam? Ayinakwenzeka loo nto!"
Wancuma uAnansi. "Masikhuphisane ngomdlalo wokutsalana sibone. Ngomso, ndiya kubopha umdiliya
emsileni wakho. Xa nditsala, nawe uzutsale ngokukhawuleza kangangoko unako."
UNdlovu, esahleka, wavuma. “Oku kuya kuhlekisa,” watsho.
Ngentsasa elandelayo, uAnansi wabophelela incam enye yomdiliya emsileni weNdlovu. Emva koko, wakhawuleza ukuya emlanjeni, apho uMvubu wayephumle khona emanzini.
"Mvubu," watsho uAnansi, "Umkhulu kwaye womelele, kodwa ndibheja ukuba ndomelele!"
UMvubu wahleka. "Wena? Unamandla kunam? Yindlalo leyo!"
Uye wanyusa amagxa uAnansi. "Masibone. Ndizokubopha umdiliya emsileni wakho. Xa nditsala, uhlehl nawe uzutsale ngokukhawuleza kangangoko unako."
UMvubu, enomdla wokubona ukuba kuza kwenzeka ntoni, wavuma. UAnansi wabophelela elinye icala lomdiliya kumsila weMvubu emva koko wakhwela emthini ukuze abukele.
"Xa uziva ukutsalwa, qalisa ukutsala!" Wakhwaza uAnansi.
Emva komzuzwana, uNdlovu weva ukutsalwa waza watsala ngamandla akhe onke. Kwangelo xesha, uMvubu weva ukuba umdiliya uqinile e waze watsala ngamandla. Akukho namnye kubo owayesazi ukuba bayatsalana!
Umdiliya woluleka, kwaye umhlaba washukuma kuba izilwanyana ezibini ezinamandla zizamazamana. Bobabini bacingela ukuba uAnansi womelele ngendlela engakholelekiyo. Ekugqibeleni, bobabini babedinwe kakhulu ukuba bangaqhubeka, baza bancama.
“UAnansi womelele kunokuba bendicinga,” wambombozela watsho uNdlovu.
“Andiyikholelwa,” watsho encwina uMvubu.
UAnansi wahleka yedwa. Walibonisa ihlathi ukuba ukubakrelekrele kubaluleke njengokuqina. Elo qhinga labangela ukuba izilwanyana ezikhulu zicinge kabini ngaphambi kokuba zizijongele phantsi ezo zincinane.
