福Fú思sī的de姐jiě姐jie说shuō了le什shén么me

一yī天tiān早zǎo上shang，福Fú思sī的de奶nǎi奶nai唤huàn他tā过guò来lai说shuō：“福Fú思sī，你nǐ带dài着zhe这zhè个ge鸡jī蛋dàn去qù你nǐ爸bà妈mā那nà儿r吧ba！他tā们men要yào为wèi你nǐ姐jiě姐jie的de婚hūn礼lǐ做zuò一yī个gè大dà蛋dàn糕gāo。”

Early one morning Vusi’s granny called him, “Vusi, please take this egg to your parents. They want to make a large cake for your sister’s wedding.”

福Fú思sī带dài着zhe鸡jī蛋dàn上shàng了le路lù，他tā遇yù到dào了le两liǎng个gè正zhèng在zài采cǎi水shuǐ果guǒ的de男nán孩hái。其qí中zhōng一yī个gè男nán孩hái抓zhuā过guò鸡jī蛋dàn，朝cháo着zhe果guǒ树shù扔rēng过guò去qu，鸡jī蛋dàn破pò了le。

On his way to his parents, Vusi met two boys picking fruit. One boy grabbed the egg from Vusi and threw it at a tree. The egg broke.

福Fú思sī哭kū了le：“你nǐ做zuò了le什shén么me？那nà个ge鸡jī蛋dàn是shì用yòng来lái做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo的de，这zhè个ge蛋dàn糕gāo是shì送sòng给gěi我wǒ姐jiě姐jie结jié婚hūn的de礼lǐ物wù。没méi了le蛋dàn糕gāo，我wǒ姐jiě姐jie会huì说shuō什shén么me？”

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “That egg was for a cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. What will my sister say if there is no wedding cake?”

男nán孩hái们men觉jué得de很hěn抱bào歉qiàn，他tā们men不bù应yīng该gāi嘲cháo弄nòng福Fú思sī。其qí中zhōng一yī个gè男nán孩hái说shuō：“我wǒ们men没méi办bàn法fǎ帮bāng你nǐ做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo，但dàn是shì我wǒ们men这zhè儿r有yǒu一yī根gēn拐guǎi杖zhàng，可kě以yǐ送sòng给gěi你nǐ姐jiě姐jie。”福Fú思sī带dài上shàng了le拐guǎi杖zhàng，继jì续xù上shàng路lù。

The boys were sorry for teasing Vusi. “We can’t help with the cake, but here is a walking stick for your sister,” said one. Vusi took the walking stick and continued on his journey.

福Fú思sī在zài路lù上shang碰pèng到dào了le两liǎng个gè造zào房fáng子zi的de工gōng人rén。其qí中zhōng一yī个gè工gōng人rén问wèn他tā：“我wǒ们men可kě以yǐ借jiè用yòng一yī下xià那nà根gēn木mù棍gùn吗ma？”但dàn是shì木mù棍gùn不bù是shì很hěn结jiē实shi，它tā断duàn了le。

Along the way he met two men building a house. “Can we use that strong stick?” asked one. But the stick was not strong enough for building, and it broke.

福Fú思sī哭kū了le：“你nǐ做zuò了le什shén么me？那nà根gēn木mù棍gùn是shì摘zhāi水shuǐ果guǒ的de人rén给gěi我wǒ的de，因yīn为wèi他tā们men打dǎ碎suì了le用yòng来lái做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo的de鸡jī蛋dàn。那nà个ge蛋dàn糕gāo是shì送sòng给gěi我wǒ姐jiě姐jie结jié婚hūn的de礼lǐ物wù。没méi了le鸡jī蛋dàn，没méi了le蛋dàn糕gāo，没méi了le礼lǐ物wù，我wǒ姐jiě姐jie会huì说shuō什shén么me？”

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “The fruit pickers gave me that stick because they broke the egg for the cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift. What will my sister say?”

造zào房fáng子zi的de工gōng人rén觉jué得de很hěn抱bào歉qiàn，因yīn为wèi他tā们men弄nòng断duàn了le木mù棍gùn。其qí中zhōng一yī个gè工gōng人rén说shuō：“我wǒ们men没méi办bàn法fǎ帮bāng着zhe做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo，但dàn我wǒ这zhè儿r有yǒu一yī些xiē茅máo草cǎo，可kě以yǐ送sòng给gěi你nǐ姐jiě姐jie。”福Fú思sī带dài上shàng茅máo草cǎo，继jì续xù上shàng路lù。

The builders were sorry for breaking the stick. “We can’t help with the cake, but here is some thatch for your sister,” said one. And so Vusi took the thatch and continued on his journey.

在zài路lù上shang，福Fú思sī遇yù到dào了le一yī个gè农nóng民mín和hé一yī头tóu奶nǎi牛niú。奶nǎi牛niú说shuō：“多duō么me美měi味wèi的de茅máo草cǎo啊a！我wǒ可kě以yǐ尝cháng一yī尝cháng吗ma？”但dàn是shì茅máo草cǎo太tài美měi味wèi了le，奶nǎi牛niú把bǎ茅máo草cǎo全quán吃chī光guāng了le！

Along the way, Vusi met a farmer and a cow. “What delicious thatch, can I have a nibble?” asked the cow. But the thatch was so tasty that the cow ate it all!

福Fú思sī哭kū了le：“你nǐ做zuò了le什shén么me？那nà些xiē茅máo草cǎo是shì给gěi我wǒ姐jiě姐jie的de礼lǐ物wù。造zào房fáng子zi的de工gōng人rén给gěi了le我wǒ那nà些xiē茅máo草cǎo，因yīn为wèi他tā们men弄nòng断duàn了le摘zhāi水shuǐ果guǒ的de人rén给gěi我wǒ的de木mù棍gùn。摘zhāi水shuǐ果guǒ的de人rén给gěi了le我wǒ木mù棍gùn，因yīn为wèi他tā们men把bǎ做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo的de鸡jī蛋dàn打dǎ破pò了le。那nà个ge蛋dàn糕gāo是shì给gěi我wǒ姐jiě姐jie结jié婚hūn的de礼lǐ物wù。现xiàn在zài鸡jī蛋dàn、蛋dàn糕gāo、礼lǐ物wù都dōu没méi了le。我wǒ的de姐jiě姐jie会huì说shuō什shén么me？”

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “That thatch was a gift for my sister. The builders gave me the thatch because they broke the stick from the fruit pickers. The fruit pickers gave me the stick because they broke the egg for my sister’s cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift. What will my sister say?”

奶nǎi牛niú很hěn抱bào歉qiàn，因yīn为wèi它tā太tài自zì私sī了le。农nóng民mín决jué定dìng让ràng奶nǎi牛niú跟gēn着zhe福Fú思sī，作zuò为wéi礼lǐ物wù送sòng给gěi他tā姐jiě姐jie。福Fú思sī继jì续xù上shàng路lù了le。

The cow was sorry she was greedy. The farmer agreed that the cow could go with Vusi as a gift for his sister. And so Vusi carried on.

但dàn是shì，到dào了le吃chī晚wǎn饭fàn的de时shí候hou，奶nǎi牛niú跑pǎo回huí农nóng场chǎng了le，福Fú思sī也yě迷mí路lù了le。他tā很hěn晚wǎn才cái到dào姐jiě姐jie的de婚hūn礼lǐ上shàng，客kè人rén们men已yǐ经jīng在zài吃chī饭fàn了le。

But the cow ran back to the farm at supper time. And Vusi got lost on his journey. He arrived very late for his sister’s wedding. The guests were already eating.

福Fú思sī哭kū了le：“我wǒ该gāi怎zěn么me办bàn？奶nǎi牛niú本běn来lái是shì农nóng民mín送sòng给gěi我wǒ的de礼lǐ物wù，因yīn为wèi奶nǎi牛niú吃chī了le建jiàn筑zhù工gōng人rén给gěi我wǒ的de茅máo草cǎo。建jiàn筑zhù工gōng人rén给gěi我wǒ茅máo草cǎo，因yīn为wèi他tā们men折zhé断duàn了le摘zhāi水shuǐ果guǒ的de人rén给gěi我wǒ的de木mù棍gùn。摘zhāi水shuǐ果guǒ的de人rén给gěi了le我wǒ木mù棍gùn，因yīn为wèi他tā们men打dǎ破pò了le做zuò蛋dàn糕gāo的de鸡jī蛋dàn。那nà个ge蛋dàn糕gāo是shì给gěi我wǒ姐jiě姐jie结jié婚hūn的de礼lǐ物wù。现xiàn在zài，鸡jī蛋dàn没méi了le，蛋dàn糕gāo没méi了le，礼lǐ物wù也yě没méi了le。”

“What shall I do?” cried Vusi. “The cow was a gift from the farmer, because she ate the thatch the builders gave me. The builders gave me the thatch because they broke the stick from the fruit pickers. The fruit pickers gave me the stick because they broke the egg for the cake. The cake was for the wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift.”

福Fú思sī的de姐jiě姐jie想xiǎng了le一yī会huì儿r，她tā说shuō：“我wǒ亲qīn爱ài的de兄xiōng弟dì，我wǒ不bù在zài乎hu有yǒu没méi有yǒu礼lǐ物wù。我wǒ们men今jīn天tiān聚jù在zài这zhè里lǐ，我wǒ就jiù很hěn高gāo兴xìng了le。穿chuān上shang你nǐ漂piào亮liang的de衣yī服fu，我wǒ们men一yī起qǐ庆qìng祝zhù吧ba！”福Fú思sī就jiù照zhào着zhe她tā的de话huà做zuò了le。

Vusi’s sister thought for a while, then she said, “My dear brother, I don’t really care about gifts. We are all here together, I am happy. Now put on your smart clothes and let’s celebrate this day!” And so that’s what Vusi did.