和hé奶nǎi奶nai一yī起qǐ过guò暑shǔ假jià

欧Ōu东dōng格gé、阿Ā皮pí尤yóu和hé他tā们men的de爸bà爸ba一yī起qǐ生shēng活huó在zài城chéng市shì里lǐ。他tā们men非fēi常cháng期qī待dài过guò暑shǔ假jià，因yīn为wèi那nà个ge时shí候hou他tā们men不bù用yòng去qù学xué校xiào，而ér且qiě他tā们men还hái可kě以yǐ去qù看kàn奶nǎi奶nai。他tā们men的de奶nǎi奶nai住zhù在zài一yī个gè渔yú村cūn里lǐ，靠kào近jìn一yī片piàn很hěn大dà的de湖hú泊pō。

Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their grandmother. She lived in a fishing village near a large lake.

欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu又yòu要yào去qù看kàn奶nǎi奶nai了le，他tā们men非fēi常cháng高gāo兴xìng。前qián一yī天tiān晚wǎn上shang，他tā们men整zhěng理lǐ好hǎo了le自zì己jǐ的de行xíng装zhuāng，准zhǔn备bèi踏tà上shàng前qián往wǎng渔yú村cūn的de旅lǚ程chéng。他tā们men晚wǎn上shang睡shuì不bu着zháo，整zhěng晚wǎn都dōu在zài讨tǎo论lùn这zhè个ge暑shǔ假jià。

Odongo and Apiyo were excited because it was time to visit their grandmother again. The night before, they packed their bags and got ready for the long journey to her village. They could not sleep and talked the whole night about the holiday.

第dì二èr天tiān凌líng晨chén，他tā们men坐zuò着zhe爸bà爸ba的de车chē前qián往wǎng那nà个ge渔yú村cūn。他tā们men开kāi过guò了le山shān丘qiū，路lù上shang看kàn到dào了le很hěn多duō野yě生shēng动dòng物wù，经jīng过guò了le几jǐ个gè茶chá园yuán。他tā们men唱chàng着zhe歌gē数shǔ着zhe路lù上shang的de车chē辆liàng。

Early the next morning, they left for the village in their father’s car. They drove past mountains, wild animals and tea plantations. They counted cars and sang songs.

过guò了le一yī会huì儿r，孩hái子zi们men累lèi了le，就jiù在zài车chē里lǐ睡shuì着zháo了le。

After a while, the children were tired and fell asleep.

当dāng他tā们men到dào达dá那nà个ge渔yú村cūn的de时shí候hou，爸bà爸ba把bǎ欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu叫jiào醒xǐng了le。他tā们men发fā现xiàn他tā们men的de奶nǎi奶nai——尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá——在zài树shù荫yīn里lǐ铺pū了le一yī块kuài垫diàn子zi，正zhèng坐zuò在zài上shàng面miàn休xiū息xi。在zài当dāng地dì的de语yǔ言yán里lǐ，这zhè个ge名míng字zi的de意yì思si是shì“坎Kǎn亚yà达dá人rén民mín的de女nǚ儿ér”。她tā是shì一yī个gè坚jiān强qiáng美měi丽lì的de女nǚ性xìng。

Father woke up Odongo and Apiyo as they arrived in the village. They found Nyar-Kanyada, their grandmother, resting on a mat under a tree. Nyar-Kanyada in the local language means ‘daughter of the people of Kanyada’. She was a strong and beautiful woman.

尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá欢huān迎yíng他tā们men来lái到dào自zì己jǐ的de家jiā里lǐ，和hé他tā们men一yī起qǐ快kuài乐lè地de唱chàng歌gē跳tiào舞wǔ。他tā们men的de孙sūn子zi也yě很hěn高gāo兴xìng地de把bǎ他tā们men在zài城chéng里lǐ买mǎi的de礼lǐ物wù送sòng给gěi她tā。欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu吵chǎo着zhe要yào奶nǎi奶nai先xiān打dǎ开kāi自zì己jǐ的de礼lǐ物wù。

Nyar-Kanyada welcomed them into the house and sang and danced with them joyfully. Her grandchildren were excited to give her the presents they had bought in the city. Odongo and Apiyo each clamoured for her to open their gift first.

尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá打dǎ开kāi了le礼lǐ物wù后hòu，用yòng传chuán统tǒng的de习xí俗sú祝zhù福fú了le她tā的de孙sūn儿ér们men。

After she opened the presents, Nyar-Kanyada blessed her grandchildren in a traditional way.

欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu跑pǎo出chū去qu玩wán儿r了le，他tā们men追zhuī着zhe蝴hú蝶dié和hé鸟niǎo儿r，在zài它tā们men后hòu面mian跑pǎo。

Then Odongo and Apiyo went outside. They chased butterflies and birds.

他tā们men还hái爬pá树shù，跳tiào进jìn湖hú里lǐ，溅jiàn起qǐ了le很hěn多duō水shuǐ花huā。

They climbed trees, jumped into the lake and splashed in the water.

天tiān黑hēi了le，他tā们men回huí到dào奶nǎi奶nai的de家jiā里lǐ吃chī晚wǎn饭fàn，但dàn他tā们men太tài累lèi了le，还hái没méi吃chī完wán，就jiù睡shuì着zháo了le。

When it was dark they returned to the house for dinner. But they were so tired that before they could finish eating, they were falling asleep!

第dì二èr天tiān，爸bà爸ba开kāi车chē回huí城chéng了le，把bǎ孩hái子zi们men留liú给gěi奶nǎi奶nai。

The next day, the children’s father drove back to the city leaving them with Nyar-Kanyada.

欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu帮bāng助zhù奶nǎi奶nai做zuò家jiā务wù。他tā们men帮bāng奶nǎi奶nai拎līn水shuǐ，运yùn柴chái。他tā们men还hái帮bāng奶nǎi奶nai从cóng鸡jī窝wō里lǐ拿ná鸡jī蛋dàn，在zài花huā园yuán里lǐ摘zhāi蔬shū菜cài。

Odongo and Apiyo helped their grandmother with household chores. They fetched water and firewood. They collected eggs from the chickens and picked greens from the garden.

尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá教jiāo他tā们men煮zhǔ乌wū咖gā喱lí，还hái教jiāo他tā们men怎zěn么me做zuò和hé烤kǎo鱼yú一yī起qǐ吃chī的de椰yē子zi饭fàn。

Nyar-Kanyada taught her grandchildren to make soft ugali. She showed them how to make coconut rice to eat with roast fish.

一yī天tiān早zǎo上shang，欧Ōu东dōng格gé帮bāng奶nǎi奶nai去qù牧mù场chǎng上shàng放fàng牛niú，但dàn是shì牛niú跑pǎo到dào了le邻lín居jū的de农nóng场chǎng上shàng，邻lín居jū很hěn生shēng气qì，威wēi胁xié欧Ōu东dōng格gé说shuō，要yào没mò收shōu了le这zhè些xiē牛niú作zuò为wéi踩cǎi坏huài粮liáng食shi的de赔péi偿cháng。从cóng那nà天tiān以yǐ后hòu，欧Ōu东dōng格gé很hěn小xiǎo心xīn，不bù想xiǎng再zài让ràng这zhè些xiē牛niú惹rě麻má烦fan了le。

One morning, Odongo took his grandmother’s cows to graze. They ran onto a neighbour’s farm. The farmer was angry with Odongo. He threatened to keep the cows for trampling his crops. After that day, the boy made sure that the cows did not get into trouble again.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，孩hái子zi们men和hé尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá一yī起qǐ去qù集jí市shì上shàng。奶nǎi奶nai有yǒu一yī个gè卖mài蔬shū菜cài、糖táng和hé肥féi皂zào的de摊tān位wèi。阿Ā皮pí尤yóu给gěi顾gù客kè们men报bào价jià钱qian，欧Ōu东dōng格gé帮bāng着zhe顾gù客kè打dǎ包bāo。

On another day, the children went to the marketplace with Nyar-Kanyada. She had a stall selling vegetables, sugar and soap. Apiyo liked to tell customers the price of items. Odongo would pack the items that customers bought.

这zhè天tiān的de工gōng作zuò结jié束shù后hòu，他tā们men坐zuò在zài一yī起qǐ喝hē茶chá，帮bāng奶nǎi奶nai数shǔ了le数shǔ这zhè天tiān赚zhuàn到dào的de钱qián。

At the end of the day they drank chai tea together. They helped grandmother to count the money she earned.

很hěn快kuài，假jià期qī就jiù结jié束shù了le，孩hái子zi们men要yào回huí城chéng了le。尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá送sòng给gěi欧Ōu东dōng格gé一yī顶dǐng帽mào子zi，送sòng给gěi阿Ā皮pí尤yóu一yī件jiàn毛máo衣yī。她tā帮bāng孩hái子zi们men装zhuāng了le点diǎn食shí物wù在zài路lù上shang吃chī。

But too soon the holidays were over and the children had to go back to the city. Nyar-Kanyada gave Odongo a cap and Apiyo a sweater. She packed food for their journey.

当dāng爸bà爸ba来lái接jiē他tā们men的de时shí候hou，他tā们men一yī点diǎn儿r都dōu不bù想xiǎng走zǒu。孩hái子zi们men求qiú尼Ní亚yà·坎Kǎn亚yà达dá和hé他tā们men一yī起qǐ去qù城chéng里lǐ。她tā笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“我wǒ太tài老lǎo了le，不bù适shì合hé住zhù在zài大dà城chéng市shì里lǐ。我wǒ就jiù在zài这zhè个ge村cūn子zi里lǐ面miàn等děng你nǐ们men，等děng你nǐ们men下xià次cì再zài来lái。”

When their father came to fetch them, they did not want to leave. The children begged Nyar-Kanyada to go with them to the city. She smiled and said, “I am too old for the city. I will be waiting for you to come to my village again.”

欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu紧jǐn紧jǐn地de抱bào着zhe她tā，跟gēn她tā告gào别bié。

Odongo and Apiyo both hugged her tightly and said goodbye.

当dāng欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu回huí到dào学xué校xiào时shí，他tā们men把bǎ村cūn子zi里lǐ的de生shēng活huó告gào诉su了le伙huǒ伴bàn们men。一yī些xiē人rén觉jué得de城chéng市shì生shēng活huó很hěn不bù错cuò，另lìng一yī些xiē人rén觉jué得de乡xiāng村cūn生shēng活huó更gèng好hǎo。最zuì重zhòng要yào的de是shì，每měi个gè人rén都dōu相xiāng信xìn欧Ōu东dōng格gé和hé阿Ā皮pí尤yóu的de奶nǎi奶nai太tài棒bàng啦la！

When Odongo and Apiyo went back to school they told their friends about life in the village. Some children felt that life in the city was good. Others felt that the village was better. But most of all, everyone agreed that Odongo and Apiyo had a wonderful grandmother!