UMary Allen
Imithi yothuthu yimithi evuthulukayo. Kukho malunga nama-50 eentlobo ezahlukeneyo zazo kulo lonke ihlabathi. Kwezi, iintlobo ezintathu zikhula eYurophu. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, "umlotha oqhelekileyo" ukhula apha. Imithi yomlotha yenza i-genus kwaye inxulumene nemithi yomnquma.
Ekwindla, imithi yothuthu yaseYurophu ilahlekelwa ngamagqabi ayo. Ezitsha zikhula entwasahlobo. Kwamanye amazwekazi, kukho imithi yothuthu egcina amagqabi awo ebusika. Imithi yothuthu ibumba iintyatyambo, apho imbewu ikhula khona. Ezi zithathwa njengamandongomane. Zinembewu yemaple efana namaphiko. Oku kuvumela imbewu ukuba ibhabhe kancinane ukusuka esiqwini. Oku kuvumela umthi ukuba uvelise ngcono.
I-Ashwood inzima kakhulu, yomelele, kwaye i-elastic. Yiyo loo nto igqalwa njengeyona mthi igqwesileyo yaseYurophu kwiziphatho zezixhobo, oko kukuthi, ihamile, imihlakulo, iipiki, imitshayelo, njalo njalo. Kodwa ifanelekile nakwizixhobo zemidlalo ezifana nezileyi okanye amalulwane e-baseball, kunye nokwakha iinqanawa. Nangona kunjalo, iinkuni ayithandi ukufuma. Ngoko akufanele ushiye ezi zinto ngaphandle ebusuku.
Imithi yothuthu iye yatshatyalaliswa kwiminyaka yakutshanje ngumngundo othile. Ngenxa yoko, amahlumela amancinci afa. Ukongezelela, kwaziswa ibhungane livela eAsiya, elitya amathupha. Ngoko ke, ezinye izazinzulu zoyika ukuba uthuthu luza kuphela eYurophu.
Imithi yothuthu yeyosapho lomnquma. Oku kuquka imithi yomnquma kunye ne-privet, esiyazi kakhulu njengeheji. Imithi yomnquma igcina amagqabi ayo nasebusika. Imithi yomlotha ichitha amagqabi ayo ekwindla kwaye amagqabi amatsha akhula kwakhona entwasahlobo. Ngobucala, kukho zombini izinto ezinokwenzeka: abo balahlekelwa ngamagqabi abo ekwindla njengemithi yomlotha kunye nalabo abagcina njengemithi yomnquma.
Intaba i-ash inegama elithi "uthuthu", kodwa akunjalo. Igama lakhe lokwenyani ngu "Rowberry". Kananjalo ayidibani nothuthu kwaphela.