I-Jelly Town yayizolile njengenjwayelo. Zonke izakhamizi bezilungiselela ukuya emsebenzini. Idolobhana lalisemngceleni ophakathi kweSugar Mountain kanye neSweet River. Wawutholakala ncamashí ezimpambanweni zemisebe yelanga nothingo olumibalabala. Ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zici, izakhamuzi ezinemibala ehlukahlukene zazihlala kuleli dolobha.
Njengenhlalayenza, nanamuhla ekuseni ilanga belikhipha umkhovu etsheni. Lokhu kwasiza ukuthi ushukela uncibilike futhi wehla entabeni ungene embonini yedolobha ebizwa ngokuthi “Minicrush”. Le mboni yayiwumthombo oyinhloko wokuphila kwezakhamuzi ngoba wonke ujeli owakhiqizwa efektri wawuwukudla.
Izindlovu zazisebenza efemini njengoba zaziqine kakhulu. Zonke izindlovu zazinemifaniswano futhi ngemiboko yazo, zazithwala uketshezi zisuka komunye umshini ziye komunye. Ukuze zifike efektri, izisebenzi kwakudingeka zidlule egcekeni elikhulu eligcwele izithelo ezihlukahlukene. Ama-apula, amapentshisi, nomango kwakumila ezihlahleni. Amasimu amakhulu kaphayinaphu asakazeke engadini yonke. Emahlathini ama-strawberries ayebomvu, futhi amagilebhisi elenga nhlangothi zonke. Zonke lezi zithelo zazidingeka ukuze kukhiqizwe amaswidi e-jelly ahlukahlukene.
Ozakwabo babingelele erempini.
"Sawubona," kusho indlovu.
“Sawubona,” kusho omunye, ephakamisa isigqoko ekhanda lakhe ngomboko wakhe.
Lapho bonke abasebenzi bethatha izikhundla zabo, ukukhiqizwa kwaqala. Izindlovu zasebenza ngengoma futhi akuzange kube nzima ukuthi zikhiqize ukudla kwedolobha lonke ngombala wefemu. Ngolunye usuku indlovu yaqala ukucula iculo futhi ngemva kwalokho, lelo culo laduma kakhulu:
ngizogcwalisa isisu sami
nale jelly esihlwabusayo.
Ngithanda ukukudla konke:
opinki, onsomi, nophuzi.
Ngithanda ukukudla embhedeni wami:
okuluhlaza, okuwolintshi, nokubomvu.
Ngakho-ke ngizokwenza ngokunamahloni
ngoba ngithanda iMinicrush.
Umshini wokugcina wawuphonsa amaswidi ejeli asevele enziwe futhi indlovu yawabamba ngomboko wayo. Wawapakisha emabhokisini amakhulu aphuzi wawafaka elolini. Amaswidi ojeli aselungele ukuthuthwa aya ezitolo.
Iminenke yenza imisebenzi yokuthutha. Yeka indida. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi babenensa, bawenza kahle umsebenzi wabo.
Futhi kulokhu, umnenke owodwa wangena esangweni lemboni. Kwamthatha cishe amahora amathathu ukuwela igceke aze afike lapho agcina khona izimpahla. Ngaleso sikhathi, indlovu yayiphumula, yadla, yafunda incwadi, yalala, yadla futhi, yabhukuda futhi yahamba. Lapho umnenke ufika ekugcineni, indlovu yafaka amabhokisi elolini. Wayishaya kabili i-trunk, enikeza umshayeli uphawu lokuthi ahambe. Umnenke waqhweba waqonda esitolo esikhulu. Lapho efika esitolo emnyango ongemuva, wayemlindile amabhubesi amabili. Bathatha ibhokisi elilodwa ngesikhathi balibeka esitolo. Inkalankala yayilinde etafuleni futhi yamemeza:
"Phuthumani abantu balindile."
Ngaphambi kwesitolo, ulayini omkhulu wezilwane wawulindele ukuthenga amaswidi ojeli. Abanye babengenaso isineke futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi babekhononda. Intsha imile ithule ilalele umculo kuma-headphone. Banikine amehlo bengaboni ukuthi kungani wonke umuntu oseduze kwabo ethukile. Kodwa lapho inkalankala ivula umnyango wesitolo, zonke izilwane zagijimela ukungena.
"Ngidinga uswidi owodwa we-apula kanye nama-strawberry amathathu," kusho enye intokazi.
“Uzonginika omango ababili abanephunga elimnandi nezine zikaphayinaphu,” kusho elinye ibhubesi.
"Ngizothatha ipentshisi namaswidi amagilebhisi ayishumi nambili," kusho intokazi enkulu yendlovu.
Wonke umuntu wambuka.
"Ini? Nginezingane eziyisithupha," esho ngokuqhosha.
Amaswidi ojeli ayethengiswa wona. Isilwane ngasinye sasinokunambitheka kwaso okuyintandokazi, futhi ngenxa yalokho, kwakunezinhlobo ezahlukene zikaswidi emashalofini. Indlovukazi enkulu yacosha amagilebhisi ayo ayishumi nambili kanye nelinye lamaswidi amapentshisi. Lapho efika ekhaya, izindlovu ezincane eziyisithupha zazilinde ukudla kwazo kwasekuseni.
“Shesha mama ngilambile,” kusho uSteve omncane.
UNksz Ndlovu wamamatheka ngesineke wagcoba indodana yakhe ngomboko wakhe.
"Kancane kancane zingane ngiphethe amaswidi awo wonke umuntu" ,aqale ahlukanisele ingane ngayinye amaswidi amabili.
Bahlala bonke etafuleni elide baphuthuma kumaswidi abo. Umama wendlovu wafaka ijeli yepentshisi eyodwa epuletini lakhe wadla ngokujabula. Kulo mndeni, usuku lwadlula ngokuthula njengenjwayelo. Izingane zazisenkulisa unina esemsebenzini ngaleso sikhathi. Wayenguthisha esikoleni, ngakho zonke izinsuku, lapho amakilasi esephelile; waya ebantwaneni bakhe abancane wabayisa ekhaya. Lapho bebuyela ekhaya, bafika endaweni yokudlela badla isidlo sasemini. Uweta wasondela etafuleni walinda ukuhleleka kwezindlovu ezincane eziyisithupha. Ngamunye wabo wa-oda amaswidi ejeli amabili ahlukene. UNksz Ndlovu uthe:
“Kimi, njengenhlalayenza.”
Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini, umndeni wabuyela ekhaya. Indlu lapho indlovu yayihlala khona nezingane zayo yayimi njengeqanda ezitezi ezintathu. Ifomu elinjalo lalinazo zonke izindlu endaweni. Isitezi ngasinye sinezingane ezimbili ezilalayo. Kwakulula ngendlovu engumama ukusungula uhlelo phakathi kwezingane. Lapho izingane ziqeda umsebenzi wazo wesikole, unina wathi azigeze amazinyo azo futhi zilale embhedeni.
“Kodwa angikhathele,” kukhononda u-Emma omncane.
“Ngifuna ukudlala kakhulu,” kukhononda uSteve omncane.
"Ngingakwazi ukubuka i-TV?" kubuza uJack omncane.
Nokho uNksz Ndlovu waphikelela ekuhlosweni kwakhe. Izingane zazidinga iphupho futhi akazange avume ukuqhubeka nokuxoxa. Lapho zonke izingane zilele embhedeni, unina weza kuzo zonke futhi waziqabula ukuze zilale kahle. Wayekhathele futhi waze wafika embhedeni wakhe. Waqamba amanga wazumeka ngokushesha.
Kwakhala iwashi. Umama ndlovu wavula amehlo akhe. Wezwa imisebe yelanga ebusweni bakhe. Elule izandla ehle embhedeni. Wagqoka ngokushesha ingubo yakhe ebomvana wabeka ekhanda isigqoko esisodwa esinezimbali. Wayefuna ukuthi abokuqala bafike phambi kwesitolo ukuze bagweme ukulinda kulayini.
"Kuhle akusona isixuku esikhulu," ecabanga lapho ebona amabhubesi amabili kuphela phambi kwesitolo.
Ngokushesha, ngemva kwakhe kwakumi uMnu noNkk. Crab. Kwabe sekufika abafundi abaya esikoleni. Futhi kancane kancane, yonke indawo yakhiwe phambi kwesitolo.
Babelindele umdayisi ukuthi avule umnyango. Sekuphele ihora ulayini wakhiwe. Izilwane zaqala ukukhathazeka. Kwadlula elinye ihora futhi wonke umuntu waqala ukuphelelwa isineke. Kwabe sekuvulwa umnyango wesitolo nguMnuz Crab.
"Nginezindaba ezimbi. Imboni kaswidi kajeli ibanjwe inkunzi!"
Induna uSunny yayihlezi ehhovisi layo elikhulu. Le dinosaur ephuzi yayiphethe ukuphepha kwaleli dolobha elincane. Njengoba wayehlala njalo esihlalweni somqondisi wakhe, wayekhuluphele enesisu esikhulu. Eduze kwakhe, phezu kwetafula, kwakumi indishi yamaswidi ojeli. Induna uSunny yathatha uswidi owodwa yawufaka emlonyeni wayo.
“Mmmm,” Wajabulela ukunambitheka kwesitrobheli.
Wabe esebheka ngokukhathazeka incwadi eyayiphambi kwakhe eyayishicilelwe imboni yokuphanga.
"Ubani ongenza lokho?" wacabanga.
Wayecabanga ukuthi yimaphi ama-agent amabili azoqasha leli cala. Kumelwe babe ama-ejenti angcono kakhulu njengoba kukhulunywa ngokusinda kwedolobha. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa ecabanga, wathatha ucingo wacindezela inkinobho eyodwa. Kwaphendula izwi elihlabayo:
"Yebo mphathi?"
"Miss Rose, ngibizele amanxusa uMango noGreener," kusho uSunny.
Ngokushesha uNkosazana Rose wathola izinombolo zocingo zamanxusa amabili encwadini yakhe yocingo wayesewamemela emhlanganweni ophuthumayo. Wase esukuma eya emshinini wekhofi.
USanny uhlezi esihlalweni sakhe ephakamise imilenze phezu kwetafula futhi walunguza ngefasitela. Ikhefu lakhe laphazanyiswa idayinaso ebomvana engene ehhovisi ingangqongqozanga. Wayenezinwele ezigoqene eziqoqwe ebhani elikhulu. Izibuko zokufunda zagxumela ekhaleni lakhe ngesikhathi enyakazisa okhalo olubanzi. Nakuba ayekhuluphele, uMiss Rose wayefuna ukugqoka kahle. Wayegqoke ihembe elimhlophe nesiketi esimnyama esimpintshayo. Wabeka inkomishi yekhofi phambi komphathi wakhe. Kwathi lapho ebona ukuthi umphathi wakhe ufuna ukuthatha omunye uswidi, washaya idayinaso elikhulu engalweni yakhe. U-Sunny ethukile wawisa uswidi wejeli.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele ugcine ukudla," kusho uRose ngokujulile.
"Ubani otshelayo," kusho u-Sunny.
"Ini?" Kubuza uRose emangele.
"Lutho, lutho. Ngithe umuhle namuhla," uSunny ezama ukuphuma.
URose unamahloni.
Abone ukuthi uRose useqala ukumciphisa ngeso, uSunny wakhwehlela wabuza:
"Uwashayele ucingo ama-agent?"
"Yebo basendleleni eza lapha," eqinisekisa.
Kodwa ngemva nje kwesekhondi, ama-dinosaurs amabili andiza ngefasitela. Babeboshwe ngezintambo. Enye ingxenye yentambo yayiboshelwe ophahleni lwesakhiwo enye okhalweni lwabo. USunny noRose bagxuma. Umphathi wazizwa ekhululekile lapho ebona ukuthi kwakungabasebenzi bakhe ababili. Ebambe inhliziyo yakhe, abuze kancane:
"Ungakwazi ukungena emnyango, njengabo bonke abantu abajwayelekile?"
Idayinaso eluhlaza, umenzeli uGreener, wamamatheka futhi wagona umphathi wakhe. Wayemude encikile, induna yakhe yayifika okhalweni.
"Kodwa, mphathi, ngeke kube mnandi," kusho uGreener.
Akhumule izibuko ezimnyama acimeze umabhalane. U-Rose wamamatheka:
"Oh, Greener, umuhle njengenjwayelo."
UGreener wayehlala emamatheka futhi ejabule. Wayethanda ukwenza amahlaya nokushela amantombazane. Wayemuhle futhi emuhle kakhulu. Ngenkathi uzakwabo, umenzeli uMango, wayemelene naye ngokuphelele. Umzimba wakhe osawolintshi wawuhlotshiswe ngemisipha ezingalweni, amapuleti esisu, nesimo sengqondo esingathi sína. Wayengawaqondi amahlaya futhi akazange ahleke. Nakuba babehlukene, la ma-ejenti amabili ayehlala ndawonye. Basebenze kahle. Babenamajakhethi amnyama nezibuko ezimnyama.
"Kwenzenjani mphathi?" Kubuza uGreener maqede ancike kusofa oseceleni kwetafula.
UMango umile elindele impendulo yomphathi wakhe. USunny wadlula ngakuye wathi akahlale phansi, uMango wavele wathula.
“Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyakwesaba,” kusho uSunny ethukile ebuka uMango.
Wabe esekhipha ividiyo ngensimbi enkulu yevidiyo. Kube ne-walrus enkulu ekhuluphele kuvidiyo.
"Njengoba uzwile, imboni yethu kamaskandi ibanjwe inkunzi. Umsolwa omkhulu nguGabriel." USunny ekhomba i-walrus.
"Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uyisela?" Kubuza uGreener.
"Ngoba ubanjwe ngamakhamera onogada." USunny ukhiphe ividiyo.
Ividiyo yabonisa ngokucacile indlela uGabriel ayegqoke ngayo njenge-ninja esondela emnyango wefektri. Kodwa uGabriel ayengakwazi ukuthi isudi yakhe ye-ninja yayincane nokuthi zonke izingxenye zomzimba wakhe zatholakala.
"Yeka insizwa ehlakaniphile," uGreener wayebhuqa. Ama-Dinosaurs aqhubekile nokubuka okuqoshiwe. UGabriel wacosha wonke amabhokisi anamaswidi ojeli wawafaka elolini elikhulu. Wase ememeza:
"Ngeyami! Eyami yonke! Ngiyawathanda amaswidi ojeli futhi ngizowadla wonke!"
UGabriel wagibela iloli lakhe wanyamalala.
“Kuzomele sivakashele uDokotela Violet kuqala, uzosinika izithasiselo zamavithamini ukuze singalambi,” kusho uGreener.
Amanxusa amabili ahamba emigwaqweni yedolobhana elincane. Abakhileyo bababukela bamemeza bathi:
"Sibuyisele ojeli bethu!"
Bafika esibhedlela sasedolobheni bakhuphuke bakhuphukela esitezi sesithathu. Idayinaso elihle elinsomi elinezinwele ezimfishane lalibalindile. Umango wamangazwa ubuhle bakhe. Wayenejazi elimhlophe namacici amakhulu amhlophe.
“Nguwe uDkt Violet?” Kubuza uGreener.
U-Violet wavuma ngekhanda futhi wanikeza izingalo zakhe kuma-agent.
"NginguGreener futhi lona nguzakwethu, umenzeli uMango."
Umango wavele wathula. Ubuhle bukaDokotela bamshiye engasho lutho. UViolet wabakhombisa ihhovisi okumele bangene ngalo wabe esethatha imijovo emibili. Umango ebona inaliti wawa waquleka.
Emva kwemizuzwana uMango wavula amehlo. Wabona amehlo amakhulu aluhlaza kadokotela. Wamamatheka ngokucwayiza:
"Ingabe ulungile?"
Wasukuma umango wakhwehlela.
"Ngiyaphila, kumele ngabe ngiqulekile ngenxa yendlala," eqamba amanga.
Udokotela unikeze uGreener umjovo wokuqala. Wabe esefika kuMango wambamba isandla sakhe esinamandla. Wathakathwa ngemisipha yakhe. Amadayinaso abukana ukuze uMango angezwa ngisho lapho inaliti ibhoboza isandla sakhe.
"Kuphelile," kusho udokotela emamatheka.
“Uyabona, ndoda enkulu, awuzange uyizwe,” uGreener embambatha uzakwabo ehlombe.
"Ngifuna uhlangane nomuntu," u-Violet wamemela ehhovisi lakhe idayinaso ebomvu.
“Lona nguRuby. Uzohamba nathi uma sisebenza,” kusho uViolet.
URuby wangena wabingelela ama-agent. Wayenezinwele ezinde eziphuzi eziboshwe emsileni. Wayefake ikepisi lamaphoyisa ekhanda efake umfaniswano wamaphoyisa. Wayemuhle nakuba ayeziphathisa okomfana.
"Ucabanga ukuthi uhamba kanjani nathi?" UGreener wamangala.
“Umphathi uSunny ukhiphe umyalelo wokuthi mina noViolet sihamba nawe, uViolet uzobe ekhona ezosijova ngamavithamini mina ngizokusiza ukubamba isela,” kuchaza uRuby.
“Kodwa asidingi usizo,” kuphikisa uGreener.
"Ngakho umphathi wayala," kusho uViolet.
"Ulwazi lwami ukuthi isela uGabriel lisemzini walo oseNtabeni kaShukela. Wafaka imigoqo entabeni ukuze wehliselwe ushukela efemini." Kusho uRuby.
UGreener wambuka ehwaqa ubuso. Yayingafuni ukuhamba amantombazane amabili. Wayecabanga ukuthi bazomhlupha kuphela. Kodwa kwakumele alalele umyalelo wenduna.
Izibankwakazi ezine zilibangise enqabeni kaGabriel. Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi, uGreener noRuby babelwa. Noma yini ayengayisho, uGreener wayezophikisana futhi ngokufanayo.
“Kufanele siphumule,” kusikisela uRuby.
"Asikudingi ukuphumula okwamanje," kusho uGreener.
"Sihambe amahora amahlanu. Sawela ingxenye yentaba," uRuby wayephikelela.
“Uma siqhubeka nokuphumula, ngeke size sifike,” kuphikisa uGreener.
"Sidinga ukuphumula. Sibuthaka," uRuby wayesethukuthele.
"Unathi ngani uma ungenamandla?" Kusho uGreener ngokuziqhenya.
"Ngizokukhombisa ukuthi ubani obuthakathaka," uRuby ehwaqabala futhi emkhombisa isibhakela.
"Asidingi ukuphumula," kusho uGreener.
“Yebo, siyakudinga,” kumemeza uRuby.
“Cha, asikwenzi lokho!”
“Yebo, sidinga!”
“Cha!”
“Yebo!”
Wasondela umango wema phakathi kwabo. Ephethe izingalo, ebabambe ebunzini ukuze abahlukanise.
"Sizophumula," kusho uMango ngezwi elijulile.
"Leli yithuba lokukunikeza umthamo olandelayo wamavithamini," u-Violet waphakamisa futhi wakhipha imijovo emine esikhwameni sakhe.
Wathi ebona izinaliti, uMango waphinde waquleka. UGreener wahlahle amehlo waqala ukushaya uzakwabo ngempama:
“Vuka ndoda enkulu.”
Emva kwemizuzwana waphaphama uMango.
"Indlala futhi?" Amamatheke uViolet.
Lapho wonke umuntu esethole amavithamini abo, ama-dinosaurs anquma ukuhlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla esisodwa. Ubusuku babubanda uViolet wasondela kancane kuMango. Waphakamisa isandla wangena ngaphansi kwaso waqamisa ikhanda esifubeni sakhe. Imisipha yakhe emikhulu yafudumeza udokotela. Balala bobabili bemamatheka.
URuby wamenzela umbhede onoshukela omningi walala kuwo. Nakuba umbhede wawukhululekile, umzimba wakhe wawuqhaqhazela ngenxa yamakhaza. UGreener wahlala emuva esihlahleni. Wayethukuthele ngoba uRuby wawina. Embuka efixile amashiya. Kodwa lapho ebona uRuby eqhaqhazela futhi ezizwa ebanda, wazisola. Akhumule ijakhethi yakhe emnyama amboze ngayo iphoyisa lesifazane. Wambuka elele. Wayezothile futhi emuhle. UGreener wezwa izimvemvane esiswini sakhe. Wayengafuni ukuvuma ukuthi wathandana noRuby.
Lapho sekusile, uRuby wavula amehlo akhe. Wathi eqalaza wambona embozwe ngejakhethi emnyama. UGreener wayelele encike ngesihlahla. Wayengenalo ibhantshi ngakho uRuby wabona ukuthi wamnika lona. Emamatheka. UMango noViolet bavuke. Bahlukana ngokushesha. URuby waphonsa ibhantshi kuGreener.
“Ngiyabonga,” kusho yena.
“Kumelwe ukuba indizele kuwe ngephutha,” uGreener wayengafuni uRuby abone ukuthi wayemmboze ngejazi. Ama-dinosaurs azilungiselela futhi aqhubekela phambili.
Ngenkathi ama-dinosaurs amane ekhuphuka intaba, uGabriel wayejabulela enqabeni yakhe. Wageza kubhavu ogcwele amaswidi ojelly wadla ngamunye ngamunye. Wayejabulela konke ukunambitheka ayekunambithile. Akakwazanga ukunquma ukuthi yimuphi uswidi awuthanda kakhulu:
Mhlawumbe ngincamela ipinki.
Ithambile njengosilika.
Ngizothatha lokhu ngezansi.
O, bheka, liphuzi.
Ngithanda futhi eluhlaza.
Uma ukuqondo lokho engikushoyo?
Futhi lapho ngidabukile,
Ngidla ijeli elilodwa elibomvu.
I-Orange iyinjabulo
ngoba ekuseni nobusuku obuhle.
Purple wonke umuntu uyayithanda.
Konke okwami, hhayi okwakho.
UGabriel wayezicabangela yena yedwa futhi engafuni ukwabelana nabanye ngokudla. Nakuba ayazi ukuthi ezinye izilwane zibulawa indlala, wayezifunela wonke amaswidi.
I-walrus enkulu ekhuluphele yaphuma kubhavu. Athathe ithawula alibhince okhalweni. Ibhavu lonke laligcwele ubhontshisi. Waphuma endlini yokugezela waqonda ekamelweni lakhe. Amaswidi ayegcwele yonke indawo. Wathi evula ikhabethe lakhe kulo, kwaphuma inqwaba yamaswidi. UGabriel wajabula ngoba weba wonke amajeli futhi wayezowadla yedwa.
Isela elikhuluphele langena ehhovisi lalo lahlala esihlalweni. Odongeni wayenesikrini esikhulu esasixhunywe namakhamera afakwe kuyo yonke intaba. Athathe iremote avule umabonakude. Washintsha iziteshi. Yonke into ezungeze isigodlo yayihamba kahle. Kodwa kwesinye isiteshi, wabona abantu abane beqwala intaba. Aqonde asondeze isithombe. Izibankwakazi ezine zinyakaze kancane.
"Ngubani lo?" UGabriyeli wazibuza.
Kodwa lapho ebukeka engcono, wabona ama-agent amabili namajakhethi amnyama.
"Leya sdudla uSunny kumele ngabe uthume amanxusa akhe. Ngeke uthole lula kanjalo," Esho egijima eyongena endlini enkulu enemishini. Wafika esinqeni wadonsa. Umshini waqala ukusebenza. Amasondo amakhulu aqala ukuphenduka futhi adonsa iketanga lensimbi. Iketango laphakamisa umgoqo omkhulu owawuphambi kwenqaba. Ushukela owancibilika entabeni waqala wehla kancane.
UGreener noRuby babesaphikisana.
"Cha, ijeli yama-strawberry ayingcono," kusho uGreener.
“Yebo kunjalo,” kusho uRuby ephikelela.
“Cha, akunjalo. Amagilebhisi angcono,”
"Yebo kunjalo. Ujeli we-Strawberry uwuswidi omnandi kakhulu owake wakhona.”
“Cha, akunjalo.”
"Yebo kunjalo!" URuby wayethukuthele.
“Cha!”
“Yebo!”
“Cha!”
“Yebo!”
Umango kwadingeka aphinde angenelele. Wama phakathi kwabo wabahlukanisa.
“Akumele kuxoxwe ngokunambitha,” esho ngezwi elipholile.
Babukana uGreener noRuby, babona ukuthi uMango uqinisile. Abantu abaningi baphikisana ngezinto ezingenamsebenzi, futhi lokho kubangela izinkinga. Akekho ozokwazi ukusho ukuthi i-strawberry noma ijeli yamagilebhisi imnandi kakhulu. Wonke umuntu unokunambitheka akuthandayo. Futhi kule ngxoxo, womabili ama-dinosaurs ayeqinisile.
"Ey bantu angifuni ukuniphazamisa kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi sinenkinga" kusho uViolet ethukile ekhomba isandla esiqongweni sentaba.
Wonke amadayinaso abheka ngakweso sandla sikaViolet futhi abona iqhwa elikhulu likashukela ligijima libheke ngakuwo. Umango wagwinya idombolo.
“Baleka!” Kumemeza uGreener.
Ama-Dinosaurs aqala ukubalekela ushukela, kodwa lapho ebona i-avalanche yawo isondela, abona ukuthi angeke akwazi ukubaleka. Umango wabamba isihlahla esisodwa. UGreener wabamba izinyawo zikaMango, uRuby wabamba umlenze kaGreener. U-Violet akakwazanga ukubamba umsila kaRuby. Ushukela usufikile. Wayegqoke konke okuphambi kwakhe. Ama-Dinosaurs agcinana. Abakwazanga ukumelana namandla e-avalanche. Ngokushesha wonke ushukela wedlula kubo wehlela efemini.
Izindlovu zazihlezi egcekeni lemboni, zilambile. Omunye wabo wabona inqwaba kashukela isondela kubo.
"Kuyinhlaka," ecabanga.
Wacikica amehlo kodwa ushukela usefikile.
“Bhekani, bafo,” ekhombisa ezinye izisebenzi ngasemgwaqweni.
Zonke izindlovu zagxuma zaqala ukulungisa ifektri ushukela.
"Kuzokwanela amabhokisi ojeli ambalwa. Sizowanika abesifazane nezingane," kumemeza omunye wabo.
Ishidi elimhlophe lamboza intaba. Ngaso, ikhanda elilodwa lalunguza. KwakunguGreener. Eduze kwakhe kuqhamuke uRuby kwase kuqhamuka uMango.
"Uphi uViolet?" Kubuza uRuby.
Ama-Dinosaurs acwila kushukela. Babefuna umngane wabo onsomi. Wabe uMango ethola isandla sikaViolet kushukela wamkhipha. Amadayinaso anyakazisa imizimba yawo ukuze azihlanze. Abangane abane baqaphela ukuthi ngosizo lomunye nomunye, bakwazi ukuphuma kule nkinga. Ndawonye baba namandla engeziwe. Basizana futhi ngokubambisana bakwazi ukunqoba i-avalanche. Babona ukuthi kwakuwubungane bangempela.
“Mhlawumbe uGabriel uthole ukuthi siyeza,” kuphetha uRuby.
"Kumele sisheshe," kusho uGreener.
UMango aphakamise uViolet emhlane wakhe baphuthume bonke.
Lapho bebona inqaba, bonke balala phansi. Basondela kancane kancane esihlahleni esisodwa.
UGreener wabuka ngezibonakude. Wayefuna ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi uGabriel ngeke ambone. Wabe esebona isela lidlala i-ballet ekamelweni elilodwa.
“Uyahlanya lo,” kusho yena.
“Kufanele sifike egunjini lemishini sikhulule wonke ushukela,” uRuby wayehlela icebo.
“Uqinisile,” kusho uGreener.
Wonke umuntu wamangala ukuthi uGreener uvumelane noViolet. Emamatheka.
“Mango, uzosusa onogada ababili abaphambi kwenqaba,” kusikisela uRuby.
"Kwamukelwe," kuqinisekisa uMango.
"Violet uzosala lana ugade. Uma kuqhamuka omunye unogada uzonika uMango uphawu."
"Ngiyezwa," evuma ngekhanda uViolet.
"Mina noGreener sizongena enqabeni sibheke umshini."
UGreener wavuma.
Izibankwakazi ezintathu zaya ngasenqabeni, futhi uViolet wasala eqalaza.
Ama-walrus amabili amakhulu amakhulu ayemi esangweni lenqaba. Babekhathele ngoba babedla ojeli abaningi. UGreener wajikijela itshe elibhekise ngakunogada ovela ehlathini. U-Walrus wabheka ngapha, kodwa uMango wasondela kubo ngemuva. Ashaye elinye ehlombe lakhe. Waphenduka unogada wabona uMango. Amanye ama-dinosaurs acabanga ukuthi uMango uzoshaya onogada ababili, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, uMango waqala ukucula ngezwi elimnandi nelincane:
Amaphupho amnandi bantwabami.
Ngizonibuka njengamadodana ami.
Ngizogcwalisa izisu zakho ezimnandi.
Ngizokunika inqwaba yamajeli.
Bazumeke onogada belalele izwi likaMango omuhle. Nakuba kwakulula kuMango ukubashaya ngesibhakela ngaleyo ndlela axazulule inkinga, uMango usakhethe indlela engcono yokubhekana nale nkinga. Ukwazile ukuxosha unogada ngaphandle kokubalimaza. Wakwazi ukugwema ukuthintana ngokomzimba nangengoma emnandi ukuze anikeze abangani bakhe ithuba lokudlula.
Idayinaso ewolintshi yanikeza isignali kubangani bayo ukuthi iphaseji liphephile. UGreener noRuby basezinzwaneni zabo kudlula onogada abozela.
Lapho uGreener noRuby bengena enqabeni, babona yonke indawo inqwaba yamaswidi. Bavula umnyango ngamunye ngamunye befuna igumbi elinomshini. Ekugcineni babona i-control panel.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi ngokusebenzisa lever singakhulula wonke ushukela," kusho uGreener.
Kodwa uGabriel waqhamuka emnyango ephethe isiqhumane ngesandla.
"Ima!" wamemeza.
UGreener noRuby bama babuka uGabriel.
"Uzokwenzani?" Kubuza uRuby.
"Lesi siqhumiso sixhunywe ethangini elikhulu lamanzi, futhi uma ngilivula, ithangi lizokhipha amanzi futhi wonke ushukela ophuma entabeni uzoncibilika. Ngeke usakwazi ukwenza ijeli," kusongela uGabriel.
URuby wayeceba isu ekhanda lakhe. Wayazi ukuthi wayeshesha kune-walrus ekhuluphele. Wagxumela kuGabriel ngaphambi kokuthi avule isiqhumane waqala ukulwa naye.
Ngesikhathi uRuby noGabriel beginqika phansi, uMango wabona ngaphandle kungangeni muntu. U-Violet wayebuka indawo ezungezile esebenzisa isibonakude. Ngesinye isikhathi, wabona i-walrus yesosha isondela enqabeni. Wayefuna ukuxwayisa uMango. Waqala ukukhiqiza imisindo efana nenyoni eyinqaba:
“Gaa! Gaa! Gaya!”
Umango ambuke, kodwa lutho ukumcacela. U-Violet uphinde:
“Gaa! Gaa! Gaya!”
UMango wayengakamqondi umngane wakhe. Ehlehle uViolet anikine ikhanda. Waqala wanyakazisa izandla ekhomba iwalrus esondela. UMango wagcina ebonile ukuthi uViolet ufuna athini. Wakhumula isigqoko ekhanda likanogada ophethwe ubuthongo wagqoka ijakhethi kanogada. Umango wema wazenza umlindi. UWalrus wamdlula ecabanga ukuthi uMango ungomunye wonogada. Bavume ngekhanda. Lapho i-walrus idlula, uMango noViolet bazizwa bekhululekile.
URuby wayesalwa noGabriel mayelana ne-detonator. Njengoba wayenekhono, wakwazi ukukhipha isiqhumane esandleni sesela wafaka ozankosi esandleni salo.
"Ngikutholile!" Kusho uRuby.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uGreener wabamba i-lever wayidonsa. Amasondo aqala ukudonsa iketango futhi umgoqo omkhulu waqala ukuphakama. Umango kanye noViolet babukele wonke ushukela ukhishwa futhi waqala ukwehla embonini.
“Bakwenzile!” Kumemeza uViolet agxumele kuMango.
Izindlovu ezazihlezi engadini yale femu zabona ukuthi kwehla ushukela omningi entabeni. Ngokushesha baqala ukukhiqiza i-jelly. Bajabula ngokuthi abezimfihlo babebasindisile. Indlovu enkulu yabiza umnenke ukuba eze ezofuna uswidi. Umnenke watshela amabhubesi ukuthi awulinde lapho ethulwa. Amabhubesi atshela inkalankala ukuthi izilungiselele amanani amasha kajeli. Futhi inkalankala yamemezela kubo bonke abakhileyo edolobheni ukuthi ukudla kuyeza ezitolo. Izilwane zanquma ukwenza i-carnival zibonga amaqhawe azo.
Emigwaqweni kwakufakwe izitendi ezinezinhlobo ezahlukene zejeli. Imikhiqizo eyahlukene yayitholakala lapho: ijeli embizeni eyindilinga, inkomishi yejeli yezithelo, ijeli yemoto, ijeli yomndeni we-retro, i-tin-tin jelly, i-magic egg jelly, njll. Zonke izakhamuzi zazingathenga izinambitheka ezizithandayo kanye nohlobo lwejeli.
Induna uSunny noMiss Rose babelinde amaqhawe. URuby wahola isela ngozankosi. Amnikeze umphathi wakhe. USunny wafaka uGabriel emotweni yamaphoyisa.
"Kusukela namuhla, uzosebenza efemini. Uzobona ukuthi izindinganiso zangempela ziyini futhi uzothembeka njengawo wonke umuntu kuleli dolobha." Kusho uSunny kuGabriel.
Yabe induna yahalalisela amanxusa ayo yabanika nezindondo. Wayala ukuba kulethwe inqola enhle kunazo zonke, ezothwala amaqhawe edolobheni.
"Kube yilungelo lami ukusebenza nawe," uGreener ebuka uRuby.
"Udumo lungolwami," emamatheka uRuby bese enika uGreener isandla.
Baxhawulane bangene enqoleni bobane. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ama-dinosaur amane aba abangane abakhulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abalingiswa babo abahlukene. Basebenza ndawonye, basizana, baze bahamba bobabili emshadweni wenkosi uSunny noNksz Rose.
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