Kala kene kwajinga kiwele waumvwine nzala.
Once there was a very hungry crocodile.
Kwaliko Iŋwena iyali ne nsala saana.
Waile pachepache saka azhindama nakukeba byakuja.
He searched for food slowly and quietly. And then…
Yaaleefwaya ifyakulya mumutalalila ukwabula ukupanga icongo. Elyo nomba…
Puku!!! Kiwele wakwachile!
POW!!! The crocodile strikes!
Wiyu!!! Iŋwena yaikata icakulya!
Kufuma ponkapo kechi waumvwinepo nzala jikwabo ne, kabiji wasangalele.
After that he is no longer hungry, and he is happy.
Panuma yakulya, Iŋwena yaikuta kabili yasansamuka.
Kanatu waumvwa nzala jikwabo.
Until he gets hungry again.
Mpaka yaumfwa insala na kabili.