🔊 I believe that for his escape he took advantage of the migration of a flock of wild birds. On the morning of his departure he put his planet in perfect order. He carefully cleaned out his active volcanoes. He possessed two active volcanoes; and they were very convenient for heating his breakfast in the morning. He also had one volcano that was extinct. But, as he said, "One never knows!" So he cleaned out the extinct volcano, too. If they are well cleaned out, volcanoes burn slowly and steadily, without any eruptions. Volcanic eruptions are like fires in a chimney. On our earth we are obviously much too small to clean out our volcanoes. That is why they bring no end of trouble upon us.

Ninaamini kwamba kwa ajili ya kukimbia kwake alichukua fursa ya uhamiaji wa kundi la ndege wa mwituni. Asubuhi ya kuondoka kwake aliweka sayari yake katika mpangilio kamili. Alisafisha kwa uangalifu volkeno zake zinazofanya kazi. Alikuwa na volkeno mbili zinazofanya kazi; na zilikuwa rahisi sana kwa kupasha joto kifungua kinywa chake asubuhi. Alikuwa pia na volkeno moja iliyokuwa imezimika. Lakini, kama alivyosema, "Mtu hajui kamwe!" Kwa hivyo alisafisha pia volkeno iliyozimika. Ikiwa kisima zinasafishwa, volkeno huwaka polepole na kwa utulivu, bila milipuko yoyote. Milipuko ya volkeno ni kama moto kwenye bomba la moshi. Duniani kwetu sisi ni wadogo mno kusafisha volkeno zetu. Ndio maana zinatuleta matatizo yasiyo na mwisho.

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migration /maɪˈɡreɪʃn/

n. Uhamiaji, harakati ya kundi la wanyama au ndege kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine kwa msimu.

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flock /flɒk/

n. Kundi kubwa la ndege au kondoo.

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departure /dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r)/

n. Kuondoka, tendo la kuacha mahali.

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possessed /pəˈzest/

v. Alikuwa na, alimiliki (past tense ya 'possess').

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. Volkeno, milima inayoweza kutoka moto, mwamba na moshi (wingi).

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. Imezimika, isiyo na uwezo wa kulipuka tena (kwa volkeno); imepotea kabisa (kwa spishi).

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eruptions /ɪˈrʌpʃnz/

n. Milipuko, matukio ya volkeno inapotoa lava, moshi na mabomu ya mwamba (wingi).

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chimney /ˈtʃɪmni/

n. Bomba la moshi, kifaa cha kutolea moshi kutoka kwenye jiko au moto.

🔊 But on this last morning all these familiar tasks seemed very precious to him. And when he watered the flower for the last time, and prepared to place her under the shelter of her glass globe, he realized that he was very close to tears.

Lakini asubuhi hii ya mwisho kazi hizi zote zilizojulikana zilionekana kuwa za thamani sana kwake. Na alipomwagilia maua kwa mara ya mwisho, na kuandaa kumweka chini ya kinga ya tufe la kioo yake, alitambua kwamba alikuwa karibu kulia.

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familiar /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

adj. Ya kawaida, inayojulikana vizuri, isiyo na ugeni.

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precious /ˈpreʃəs/

adj. Thamani sana, muhimu sana na ya kupendwa.

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globe /ɡləʊb/

n. Tufe; kifaa cha kuzuia cha umbo la tufe.

🔊 "Goodbye," he said.

"Kwaheri," alisema.

🔊 She made no answer.

Hakujibu.

🔊 "Goodbye," he said again.

"Kwaheri," alisema tena.

🔊 The flower coughed. But it was not because she had a cold.

Ua likakohoa. Lakini hiyo haikuwa kwa sababu alikuwa na mafua.

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coughed /kɒft/

v. Alikohoa (past tense ya 'cough').

🔊 "I have been silly," she said to him at last. "I ask your forgiveness. Try to be happy . . ."

"Nimekuwa mjinga," alimwambia mwishowe. "Naomba msamaha wako. Jitahidi kuwa na furaha . . ."

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forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs/

n. Msamaha, tendo la kusamehe au hali ya kusamehewa.

🔊 He was surprised by this absence of reproaches. He stood there all bewildered, the glass globe held arrested in mid-air. He did not understand this quiet sweetness.

Alishangaa kwa kutokuwako kwa malalamiko. Alisimama huko akiwa mwenye kutatanishwa, tufe la kioo ikishikiliwa katikati ya hewa. Hakuelewa utamu huu wa utulivu.

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absence /ˈæbsəns/

n. Kukosekana, kutokuwepo.

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reproaches /rɪˈprəʊtʃɪz/

n. Malalamiko, maneno ya kulaumu au kukosoa (wingi).

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bewildered /bɪˈwɪldəd/

adj. Aliyechanganyikiwa, aliyetatanishwa, asiyeelewa.

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arrested /əˈrestɪd/

v. Ilikwama, ilisimamishwa ghafla (past participle ya 'arrest' katika maana ya kusimamisha).

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mid-air /ˌmɪd ˈeə(r)/

n. Katikati ya anga, mahali kati ya ardhi na anga.

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sweetness /ˈswiːtnəs/

n. Uzuri, utamu, hali ya kuwa mwema na mrembo.

🔊 "Of course I love you," the flower said to him. "It is my fault that you have not known it all the while. That is of no importance. But you—you have been just as foolish as I. Try to be happy . . . Let the glass globe be. I don't want it any more."

"Bila shaka ninakupenda," ua lilimwambia. "Ni makosa yangu kwamba hujui hilo wakati wote. Hiyo haimaanishi chochote. Lakini wewe—umekuwa mjinga kama mimi. Jitahidi kuwa na furaha . . . Acha tufe la kioo iwe hivyo. Sitaki tena."

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fault /fɔːlt/

n. Kosa, lawama, jukumu la kitu kibaya kilichotokea.

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foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

adj. Mjinga, wasio na akili, asiye na busara.

🔊 "But the wind—"

"Lakini upepo—"

🔊 "My cold is not so bad as all that. . . The cool night air will do me good. I am a flower."

"Mafua yangu si mabaya sana kama hayo . . . Hewa baridi ya usiku itanifaa. Mimi ni ua."

🔊 "But the animals—"

"Lakini wanyama—"

🔊 "Well, I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. It seems that they are very beautiful. And if not the butterflies—and the caterpillars—who will call upon me? You will be far away . . . As for the large animals—I am not at all afraid of any of them. I have my claws."

"Vizuri, lazima nistahimili uwepo wa viwavi wawili au watatu ikiwa nataka kujua vipepeo. Inaonekana wao ni warembo sana. Na kama si vipepeo—na viwavi—nani atanitembelea? Utakuwa mbali . . . Kwa wanyama wakubwa—sihofu kabisa yeyote wao. Nina makucha yangu."

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endure /ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/

v. Kuvumilia, kustahimili, kuweza kukaa katika hali ngumu.

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presence /ˈprezns/

n. Uwepo, kuwapo kwa mtu au kitu mahali fulani.

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caterpillars /ˈkætəpɪləz/

n. Viwavi, hatua ya awali ya kipepeo kabla ya kuwa bundo (wingi).

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acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/

adj. Kujulikana, kufahamiana (past participle ya 'acquaint').

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butterflies /ˈbʌtəflaɪz/

n. Vipepeo, wadudu wenye mabawa makubwa yenye rangi nyingi (wingi).

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claws /klɔːz/

n. Kucha, vikucha vyenye ncha kali vya wanyama au ndege (wingi).

🔊 And, naively, she showed her four thorns. Then she added:

Na, kwa urahisi, alionyesha miiba yake minne. Kisha akaongeza:

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naively /naɪˈiːvli/

adv. Kwa ujinga, kwa kutokuwa na uzoefu au ujanja.

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thorns /θɔːnz/

n. Miiba, sehemu kali na nyembamba za mmea (wingi).

🔊 "Don't linger like this. You have decided to go away. Now go!"

"Usikawie hivi. Umeamua kuondoka. Sasa ondoka!"

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linger /ˈlɪŋɡə(r)/

v. Kukawia, kukaa mahali kwa muda mrefu zaidi kuliko inavyohitajika.

Chapter IX (Sura ya Tisa)