UMary Allen
Izingulube zasendle ziyizilwane ezincelisayo. Bahlala ehlathini nasemasimini futhi ngokuyisisekelo badla konke abangakuthola. Zitholakala kulo lonke elaseYurophu nase-Asia. Abantu babefuya izingulube zasendle.
Izingulube zasendle zimba emhlabathini ukuze zithole ukudla kwazo: izimpande, amakhowe, ama-beechnut, nama-acorn kuyingxenye yokudla kwazo, kodwa nezikelemu, iminenke namagundane. Kodwa bayathanda nokudla ummbila emasimini. Bamba amazambane nama-bulb. Badala umonakalo omkhulu kubalimi nakubalimi ngoba banyakazisa wonke amasimu.
Izingulube zasendle bezilokhu zizingelwa eYurophu. Abazingeli babiza izingulube zasendle ngokuthi “ingulube yasendle”. Owesilisa yingulube. Isisindo sayo singamakhilogremu angu-200, esisinda njengamadoda amabili akhuluphele. Owesifazane uyisoka. Isisindo sayo singamakhilogremu angu-150.
Izingulube zasendle zihlangana ngoDisemba. Isikhathi sokukhulelwa cishe yizinyanga ezine. Kunamawundlu amathathu kuya kwayisishiyagalombili, ngalinye linesisindo sekhilogremu elilodwa. Abizwa ngokuthi amazinyane ezingulube kuze kube yilapho esenonyaka owodwa ubudala. Ingulube yensikazi iyincelisa cishe izinyanga ezintathu. Izilwane ezincane zithanda ukudliwa: izimpisi, amabhere, ama-lynx, izimpungushe, noma izikhova. Ngakho-ke, cishe zonke eziyishumi ezisanda kuzalwa, zifinyelela onyakeni wesine wokuphila.