Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot.
Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”
Mvuu anapepesa kwa kalulu “Pepani. Sindinakuoneni. Mundikhululukire!” Koma kalulu sanamvera pepeso nakalipira Mvuu “Iwe wacitira dala! Tsiku limodzi uzaona ndizabwezera!”
Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!”
But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”
Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!”
Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”
Kalulu epakuya mukufwaya Mulilo no kumweba ati, “Kabiye oce Mfubu nga afuma mu meenshi aisa mu kulya icaani. Acinyanta!” Mulilo epakwasuka ati, “Takuli bwafya mune Kalulu, nalacita ifyo fine.”
Pambuyo pace, Mvuu analikudya mauzu patali ndi madzi pamene “whoosh!” moto unayamba. Moto unayamba kutentha tsitsi la Mvuu.
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Panuma ya kashita akanoono, imfubu yaleelya icaani ukutali na mumana, “uuuu” Mulilo abilimuka mu lubingu. Ulubingu epakwamba ukooca umushishi wakwa Mfubu.
Mvuu anayamba kulira nakuthamangira mumadzi. Tsitsi lake lonse linapya ndi moto. Mvuu anapitiriza kulira, “Tsitsi langa laphya ku moto! Tsitsi langa lonse lapita! Tsitsi langa labwino!”
Hippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire.
Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”
