UMary Allen
“Ithuku” ligama elisetyenziselwa ukuthetha ngokuziphatha kwezilwanyana. Izilwanyana zenza into ethile kuba ithuku lazo lizenza ziyenze. Ithuku linyathelo elenziwe kwizilwanyana kungekhona into efundwayo. Ithuku luhlobo lwesichasi sobukrelekrele. Abanye abaphandi bakwathetha ngethuku xa kufikwa ebantwini. Igama livela kwisiLatini: "ithuku" lithetha into efana nenkuthazo okanye ukuqhuba.
Umzekelo yindlela izilwanyana eziwanyamekela ngayo amantshontsho azo. Izilwanyana zikwenza oku ngokwahlukileyo kakhulu: ezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana ziyawashiya amantshontsho azo, njengamasele. Iindlovu, kwelinye icala, zithatha ixesha elide kwaye zinyamekela ngokucokisekileyo iindlovu ezincinci. Banethuku nje elahlukileyo kunelamasele.
Izazinzulu azivumelani ngokuthe ngqo kwinto emele ibe yiyo ithuku. Ngaphezu kwako konke, kuyaphikiswana: Ngaba yonke into ebizwa ngokuba lithuku lemvelo ngokwenene? Ngaba nazo azifundisi ukwenza okuthile kwizinto ezindala? Kwakhona, ukuthi ukuziphatha kuvela kwithuku akuthethi kakhulu. Ayikachazi ukuba yintoni ithuku kwaye ivela phi.