Ligorodo - The toad
Mokolo moko, ligorodo, impala, ngoya, mbuluku na banyama ebele ya zamba basanganaki.
Bazalaki kosolola na makelele ya makasi. Kaka impala azalaki koloba te. Azalaki koyoka bango.
One day, the toad, the gazelle, the wild boar, the antelope and many other animals of the forest were gathered.
They all discussed very loudly. Only the gazelle said nothing. She listened patiently and looked superior.
Bango nionso balembaki likolo ya masolo oyo ya molai mpe bakomaki kokende tango mbuluku alobi :
" Bino, bolobaka mingi mpe bosalaka makelele mingi kasi ezali pamba. Botala ngai nanou ! Bayebi ngai na mokili mobimba mpo naleki na mbango ! "
When everyone was tired of having spoken so much and was preparing to return home, she boasted:
" You all, you make a lot of noise and you talk much but you are not important. " Look at me! I'm known all over the world because I'm the fastest ! "
Banyama banso bayoki kanda. Basepeli te ndenge mbuluku alobaki bongo mpe bakomi koloba na nzela moko :
" Tika koloba boye mpo ezali lokuta ! Ngai oyo naleki mbango ! "
At these words, the other animals got upset and all at the same time they began to say :
" This is false! It's me who run the fastest ! "
Mbuluku azalaki mutu ya lolendo makasi.
" Boya lobi na tongo bongo tokomona soki ata moko na bino akoki koleka ngai na mbango ! "
Banso bandimi mpe bazongi noki epai ya bango mpo bamilengela.
The gazelle, which was very self-confident, finally proposed to organize a race.
" Come tomorrow morning and we will see if one of you is able to beat me ! "
All the animals accepted the challenge and each went quickly home to train.
Ligorodo mpe lokola alingaki azala na kati ya mbango kasi ayebaki kokima mbango te.
Azui likanisi ya kobengisa bandeko na ye banso mpo ayebisa bango ndenge masolo elekaki.The toad also wanted to participate in the race, but he knew he could not win because he didn't know how to run.
So he decided to meet all his brothers to tell them what had happened.
Tango bango nionso bazalaki na ye, ligorodo ayebisi bandeko na ye bakende kobombama na nzela ya mbango.
Once assembled, the toad asked his brothers to disperse along the route on which the race was to take place and to hide well.
Lobi nango, banyama banso bakutanaki mpo bakima mbango. Tango bamoni ete ligorodo ye mpe ayaki, bakomi koseka ye.
" Oye kosala nini awa ? Oyebi kokima mbango te ! "
The next morning all the animals were present on the starting line and seeing that the toad also came they all began to laugh very hard.
" What are you coming here to do you who doesn't even know how to run ? "
Tango ya mbango ebeti. Moko na moko azalaki kosala makasi mpo aleka bamisusu.
Then the departure was given and each went as quickly as possible.
Kasi mbuluku alekaki bango nionso na mosika.
....Kaka moko azalaki na nsima na ye te !
Of course, all the animals were far behind the gazelle and they were unable to catch it.
....All but one!
Bambala nionso mbuluku alingaki akoma na esika mosusu ya nzela, akutanaki ligorodo azalaki kuna liboso na ye. Ligorodo mpe ayebisaki ye :
" Tala nanou ! Nakomi awa liboso na yo ! Omoni ete ngai oyo naleki yo na mbango ! "
Indeed, as soon as the gazelle was arriving to a new stage of the race, she saw the toad that was already there and who told her :
" Look, I arrived before you again ! " You see, it's not you the fastest ! "
Mbuluku atiki kokima mbango te. Kasi ligorodo azalaki kaka liboso na ye ti na suka ya mbango.
The gazelle continued to run as quickly as possible but it was always the same and up to the finish line the toad was always the first.
Banyama nionso ya zamba bakamwaki ndenge ligorodo alongaki bokitano oyo.
Banda mokolo wana, Bongo mbuluku ye atiki komilakisa.
Ti lelo bayokaka lisolo oyo likamwisi ya ligorodo !
Ata biso toyebi ete ligorodo akoki kokima mbango te, kobosana te azali mayele mingi !
The toad therefore ended up winner of this event to the surprise of all the animals of the forest.
Since then, the small toad is highly respected by all his friends and the gazelle boasts over nothing.
... And until today they still speak about the feat of the toad !
Moreover, even if we know that the toad does not know how to run, he is at least very cunning !
Source here (http://laetitiamailho.free.fr/pages/crapaud.htm).