Ko e Kakai Loto-toʻa ʻi he Tuʻuʻanga Meʻakai Maʻamaʻá

Fai ʻe Marianne von Bracht

(Makatuʻunga ʻi ha talanoa moʻoni)

Ko e feituʻu toitoiʻanga lelei tahá ʻeni!

“Ko e hā ē?”

ʻOku ʻikai ke u ʻilo. Ta fakaava!”

Uisa!

ʻOku hangē ia ha koloa fufuú!

Lole taʻetotongi!

Ka ʻoku ou tui ko e meʻa ia ʻa ha tokotaha.

‘Oku tonu ke ta fakafoki.

Ko ia. ʻOku ou tui ko e meʻa ia mei he kiʻi tuʻuʻanga meʻakai maʻamaʻá.

Naʻa ma maʻu ʻeni ʻi lalo he ngaahi fuʻu sea tangutuʻangá. Ko hoʻo meʻa?

ʻIo! ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho siʻi kuo hili, naʻe hū ai ha taha ʻo kaihaʻasi kotoa ʻemau lolé.

Fakamālō atu ʻi hoʻomo faitotonu ʻo fakafoki maí!

ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku peheni e ongo ʻa e kakai loto-toʻá?

ʻOku ʻikai ke u ʻilo. Ka ʻoku ou fie maʻu ke u ongoʻi peheni he taimi kotoa pē.

Ko ia. Pea ʻoku toe laka ange ia ʻi he lolé.