UMary Allen
Iinqongqothwane ziintaka ezibhityileyo ezinemilomo eyomeleleyo. Kufana netshiseli ye-stonemason: iqinile, ibukhali, kwaye ilungele ukugqobhoza imingxuma kwixolo lomthi. Oku kunkqonkqoza kuvakala kakuhle emahlathini. Iyangxola, iyakhawuleza “Trrrr”.
Iziqongo zomthi zihlala phantse kuyo yonke indawo ehlabathini apho kukho amahlathi. Isiqongqothwane esikhulu esinamachokoza kunye nesiqongqothwane esimnyama zezona zixhaphakileyo eYurophu. Zizigrumbela imingxunya yemithi ebusika nezincinci. Zitya izinambuzane: iinkuni zizincamathela kwixolo lomthi kwaye zivule ixolo ngomlomo wazo ngehamile. Phakathi kwabo, uya kufumana izinambuzane ezininzi. Zikwanceda ukuba imithi ihlale isempilweni.
Isiqongqothwane esiluhlaza sikwindawo yesithathu exhaphakileyo eYurophu. Phantse isoloko ikhangela ukutya kwayo emhlabeni. Uthanda kakhulu iimbovane. Ulwimi lwayo lumalunga nee-intshi ezine ubude. Inamahlaba ngaphambili ukuze akwazi ukukhupha iimbovane kumatonela azo. Ebusika kunye nolutsha, ufuna imingxuma kwezinye iinkuni.
Iinkuni zidibana entwasahlobo. Imazi izalela malunga namaqanda amathandathu kwindawo yomthi. Bobabini abazali bafukamela amaqanda kangangeeveki ezimbini. Bandula ke bondle inzala yabo kunye kangangeeveki ezintathu ukuya kwezisixhenxe. Emva koko amantshontsho ayaphaphazela aphume.