Khalai walks to school. On the way she talks to the grass. “Please grass, grow greener and don’t dry up.”
Khalai nga aleenda lyonse pa kuya ku sukuulu alasosha icaani ati: “We caani, napaapaata moneka uwayemba elyo kabili wilauma.”
Khalai upita paji maluba amungye, “Nemupopwelapo aneba maluba, twajijilai nakulala buluba pa kuuba amba nemubikenga munsuki yami.”
Khalai passes wild flowers. “Please flowers, keep blooming so I can put you in my hair.”
Khalai nga asaanga amaluba ya mpanga nayo alayeba ati: “Mwe maluba muleebalula bwino-bwino pakuti ndeswako no kubiika mu mushishi wandi.”
Kusukuulu, Khalai wisamba nakichi kiji pakachi kalubanzha. “Nakupopwelapo obe kichi, sapukanga namisampi pa kuuba amba tutangilengamo munshi mukimfutele kyobe.”
At school, Khalai talks to the tree in the middle of the compound. “Please tree, put out big branches so we can read under your shade.”
Khalai nga afika ku sukulu, lyonse alasosha icimuti icabeela pakati ka lubansa lwe sukulu ati: “We cimuti, napaapaata kula utwale ne misambo iyakutupeela icintelelwe icakuti tuleikalamo pa kubelenga.”
Khalai wamba naluvimba lwa pasukuulu, “Nakupopwelapo koma saka wakosa pa kuuba uvimbile sukuulu wetu nekukanya bantu batama babulenga kutwela mukachi.”
Khalai talks to the hedge around her school. “Please grow strong and stop bad people from coming in.”
