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Without sunlight, Dima’s family struggles to grow food and meat quickly rots after hunting. Dima visits Owl, learns why the food tastes better, then dances to secretly attract the sun, while Owl eventually helps reveal light to everyone.","Dima na Bwindri  \nDima and Owl  \nTranslated into shiNdzuani by Cam HousershiNdzuani, English  \nCopyright © 2019, Cam Houser  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nTranslated into shiNdzuani by Cam Houser  \nAdapted from original, Copyright © 2014, Manyeka Arts Trust, African Storybook Project. Licensed under CC-BY 4.0.  \nSouth African Institute for Distance Education The Manyeka Arts Trust celebrates the traditions of southern African San [storytellers. www.manyeka.co.za](storytellers. www.manyeka.co.za).  \nDima na Bwindri  \nDima and Owl  \nWriter: Traditional San Story Illustrations: Marlene Winberg, Manyeka Arts Trust Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer Images by Marlene Winberg, © 2014 Manyeka Arts Trust, African Storybook Project. CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.  \nAfrican Storybook Project  \nPeace Corps Comoros  \nshiNdzuani, English  \nNdzuani, Comoros  \nHale hale hoho vwaka wantru waili tu, Dima na Bwindri. Bwindri akana lijua, limwezi, maji, na moro. Dima kakana ta ntrongo na ayenshi shidzani na wadjemazahe.  \nIn the old days there were two people, Dima and Owl. Owl had the sun, the moon, water, and fire. Dima did not have anything and lived in darkness with his family.  \nDima abahatisha huhua matamai be kayishindra manakavwatsijua. Wantru pia wakana shizaya manakavwatsijua. Wakati wafuma shinyama hu la, warungia nyama mwirini huhuma, be iola haraka manakavwatsijua.  \nDima tried to grow tomatoes, but he wasn't able to because there was no sun. Everyone suffered because there was no sun. When they hunted animals to eat, they hung the meat in the trees to dry, but it rotted quickly because there was no sun.  \nSuku moja Dima amurisha hu vira Bwindri. Wakatiwala shahula hoho, Dima afikiri mana ntrini shahula she Bwindri ikana lada fetre. Afkiri tsena labdashahula ikana lada mana ihua na jua na ipihwa moroni.  \nOne day, Dima decided to visit Owl. When they they are food there Dima wondered why Owl’s food tasted so good. He wondered if the food was good was because it grew in the sun and it was cooked in fire.  \nDima afikiri mpango la jua be asitiri. Amurisha hu zina. Atsaha wantru pia wamangulidziwa na wamangalia wakati azina. Waye mzina ndjema. Bwindri na wadjemazahe wamangaliwana ngoma nzuzuri.  \nDima thought of a plan for the sun but kept it secret. He decided to dance. He wanted everyone to gather around him and see him dance. He was was a good dancer. Owl and his family admired the beautiful dancing.  \nWakati shidza ija, Bwindri amurisha hu vinga lijuamwenze vavo ashindra hu angaliya ngoma ya Dimatsena. Bwindri abalishia lijua mkobani harimwa numbayahe. Avingi lijua mwenze inumba na atria lijua shitswani. Avasa ishidza ilawa. Wantru pia washindra hu angalia uvahanu mbali. Kayahoma kula wantru wakozina na weu wa ujua.  \nWhen darkness came, Owl decided bring the sun out so that he could still watch Dima’s dancing. Owl kept the sun in a bag in his house. He carried the sun out of his house and held it on his head. Now the darkness left. Everyone could see far into the distance. Soon everyone was dancing in the light of the sun.  \nDima aja karibu na lijua wakati akozina. Bwindri asikalijua be wakati iviri na waye adala lijua mana ajiviwa swafi na ngoma. Bwindri awono Dima azina ndzuzuri. Atsaha hu zina halile wajawu.  \nDima came closer to the sun while he was dancing. Owl held on to the sun, but after some time passed he forgot about the sun because he enjoyed the dancing so much. Owl saw how beautifully Dima danced. He wanted to dance like that too.  \nHa lini kamwe Dima asika mhongoju yahe na alirema lijua hawani mawuri boli. Lijua lisendra mbali swafi atampaka libaki dahari binguni. Lijua mba wantru weu weujua suku pia.  \nSuddenly, Dima took his walking stick and hit the sun into the air like a ball. 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