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Bagong buhayBagong buhay
DecisionDecision
Ursula Nafula Vusi Malindi Arlene Avila Tagalog / English Level 2
Maraming problema ang amingnayon. Mahaba ang pila sa pag-igib ng tubig kasi iisa lang anggripo.
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My village had many problems. Wemade a long line to fetch waterfrom one tap.
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Naghihintay lang kami ngpagkaing donasyon galing sa iba.
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We waited for food donated byothers.
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Maaga kaming nagsasara ngbahay dahil may magnanakaw.
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We locked our houses earlybecause of thieves.
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Maraming bata ang tumitigil sapag-aaral.
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Many children dropped out ofschool.
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Pumapasok naman bilangkatulong ang mga dalaga sa ibangnayon.
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Young girls worked as maids inother villages.
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May mga binatang istambay atpagala-gala habang tumutulongang iba sa bukid.
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Young boys roamed around thevillage while others worked onpeople’s farms.
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Kumakalat ang basura kung saan-saan kapag malakas ang hangin.
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When the wind blew, waste paperhung on trees and fences.
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Nasusugatan ang ilan dahil sabubog na tinapon na lang basta.
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People were cut by broken glassthat was thrown carelessly.
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Isang araw, nawalan ng tubig anggripo at hindi kami nakapag-igib.
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Then one day, the tap dried up andour containers were empty.
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Pinuntahan ni tatay ang bawat isasa kanilang bahay para tawaginang isang pulong.
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My father walked from house tohouse asking people to attend avillage meeting.
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Nagtipon ang mga tao sa ilalim ngmalaking puno.
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People gathered under a big treeand listened.
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Tumayo si tatay sa harap,“Kailangan nating magtulong-tulong para malutas ang mgaproblema.”
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My father stood up and said, “Weneed to work together to solve ourproblems.”
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“Tutulong akong maglinis,” sigawng walong taon na si Juma habangnakaupo sa putol na puno.
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Eight-year-old Juma, sitting on atree trunk shouted, “I can helpwith cleaning up.”
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“Magtatanim kaming mga babaeng makakain,” sabi ng isang ale.
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One woman said, “The women canjoin me to grow food.”
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“Maghuhukay kaming mga lalakipara makahanap ng balon,” sabinaman ng isang mama.
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Another man stood up and said,“The men will dig a well.”
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“Magbabagong buhay tayo,” sigawnaming lahat. Iyon nga ang amingginawa.
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We all shouted with one voice, “Wemust change our lives.” From thatday we worked together to solveour problems.
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Bagong buhayBagong buhay
DecisionDecisionWritten by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Vusi MalindiTranslated by: (tl) Arlene Avila
This story originates from the African Storybook (africanstorybook.org) andis brought to you by Storybooks Canada in an effort to provide children’sstories in Canada’s many languages.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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