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ISO A NDU Ututu

ikpe ikpe site n'okwu ya ka ọ na-ekwu, ọ
abụrụla nke ukwuu.  Ndị ọbịa nwere
a pụrụ iche ihe mere banyere ya na ilekiri
nke ọchịchọ ịmata ihe na mmasị.  Ọ bụ ezie na a maara
ịbụ ọgaranya nke ukwuu, a nụrụ kepu kepu
na ọ na-achọ ịpụta n'ihu ọha
dị ka onye na-agụ ụda, ebe ọ kwadoro onwe ya site na a
ogologo usoro ọmụmụ ihe siri ike.  Ya
A na-atụ anya ọdịdị hrst dị ka ihe
ihe omume nke ndetu na ụwa egwu, maka ya
nwa afọ onyinye ndị pụrụ iche, na ya pụta
ọzụzụ ya dị oke mkpa.
' Ọ ga-abụrịrị afọ ojuju nye gị,' Mrs.
Baxendale kwuru, ka ọ bịarutere oche n'akụkụ
Nwa nwanne ya wee malite ikwu gbasara Wilfrid
ihe ịga nke ọma.
' Ee, enwere m obi ụtọ na ya,' ka ọ dị jụụ
zaa.
' Ọ ga-abịa ebe a n'ehihie taa?  '
' O doghi m anya ;  1 chere otu a.  Ah, ebe ya
ọ bụ!'