UMary Allen
Ixhaphozi yindawo emanzi. Kunamaxhaphozi osebeni noma ezindaweni ezingashoni emifuleni. Umhlaba unodaka. Ukukhipha ixhaphozi kushiya inhlabathi evundile. Ungakha kahle inkambu kuyo.
I-bog ayifani nexhaphozi. Lapho ukhipha i-bog, okusalayo yi-peat. Yayisetshenziswa njengophethiloli, kodwa namuhla ivame ukuxutshwa nenhlabathi yasengadini noma isetshenziswe ezimbizeni zezimbali. Kodwa-ke, kunzima ukusho ukuthi liyini ngempela ixhaphozi nokuthi iyini insangu.
Azikho izihlahla ezimila exhaphozini, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kuba nezimfunda noma izihlahla. Kukhona nezitshalo eziningi ezikhethekile ezimila exhaphozini ezingatholakali kwenye indawo. Okwaziwa kakhulu mhlawumbe umhlanga. Kukhona nezimbali ezinhle kakhulu njenge-marsh iris, i-marsh cranesbill, nezinye eziningi.
Izilwane eziningi nazo zihlala exhaphozini, isibonelo, ojekamanzi nezinye izinambuzane eziningi. Ufudu lwasechibini luhlala futhi eYurophu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kunezingwenya nezingwenya kwamanye amazwekazi kuphela.
Emazweni amaningi, amaxhaphozi amaningi akhishwe amanzi. Abantu babefuna ukubuyisela umhlaba wezolimo noma bakhe imigwaqo, izikhumulo zezindiza namadolobha. Namuhla, lokhu kuyazisola ngokwengxenye futhi kwenziwa imizamo yokuvikela izindawo ezisele zamaxhaphozi. Izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, okungukuthi ingcebo yezitshalo nezilwane ezihlukahlukene nezikhethekile, ibalulekile kuwo wonke umhlaba kanye nakubantu.