Iimpawu zamahlaya
Kule vesi okanye iingoma, isiganeko sichazwe, umdlali wezilwanyana, umntu okanye intaka. Ezi ziincwadana ezimfutshane, ezibhalwa ngendlela evumela ukuba ugcine ingqalelo yabantwana. Oku kuququzelelwa ngokuphindaphinda, izibhengezo ezibiniweyo, isingqimba esicacileyo, inkcazo ecacileyo.
Iingqungquthela zezingane-amahlaya anceda umntwana ukuba azi kakuhle ihlabathi elikujikelezile, mvumele ukuba amphazamise, ukuba amthande. Bancedisa ukuseka uqhagamshelwano phakathi kwabazali nosana. Ukongezelela, ubunjalo bendalo buvusa umva wengqondo yomntwana, kunika iimvakalelo ezintle, eziyimfuneko ekuphuhliseni ngokupheleleyo .
Iintlobo zeengoma zezingane-amahlaya
Ininzi yeendinyana zikhunjulwa ngokulula, kwaye ukuzifunda ngentliziyo, kunelungelo lokuba umama aphinda amaxesha ambalwa. Umama unokufunda iindlela ezahlukeneyo, kwaye umntwana mhlawumbi uya kubonisa ukuba uyithandwa yintoni. Kuba mncinci, unokhetha amahlaya abantwana, oqhelekileyo kuwo wonke umntu ukususela ebuntwaneni.
I-Bear tiptoe ehlathini,
Uqokelela ama-cones, ahlabelele iingoma.
Ngokukhawuleza ihlunu yawa ngqo phambi kwebhere,
UMishka wayenomsindo kwaye unyawo lwakhe luphezulu .
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Kukho ibhokhwe yebhokhwe yabantwana abancinci,
Ngubani ongadli iphariji,
Ngubani ongasiphuzi ubisi,
Ukukhathalela, ukukhathalela.
Abantwana bayakuvuyela ukuphulaphula iingoma, amaqhawe apho izilwanyana okanye iintaka. Olu bugcisa luya kuvumela umama ukuba aphazamise umntwana, ukuze amthobe.
Inja ekhitsheni ibhaka ii-pie.
Ikati e-corner crackers jostles.
Ikati ibeka ingubo kwifestile.
Inkuku eebhothini igubungela phantsi.
Ukhulile indlu, ubeke phantsi:
- Lala phantsi umtya, phantsi kombindi, kwi-barrel.
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UPeter-Petya-Cockerel,
UPetya uyisibhakabhaka esibomvu,
Kwindlela eya ngayo
Ndafumana ipenny,
Ndithenge iibhotile zam,
Inkukhu yamacenge.
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Dariks, dariki, umiyane lwalusuka.
U-Vylis, ophihliweyo, ophihliweyo
Baye babambelela esihlathini -
Kushi!
Kwakhona ziyaziwa njengamahlaya amantombazana-amahlaya, njengeengongoma ezide okanye ezifestile. Kwiqhinga labo, ngendlela ecacileyo, into ethile okanye isenzo sidlala. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba eyaziwayo kumntwana, ngokukhawuleza ubamba isimo esifanelekileyo sezinto. Iimvumi ezifana nezifana nabadala. Abaxhaphazi abantwana kuphela, kodwa banceda ekuphuhlisweni kweengcamango nokucinga .
Isishicilelo sesifikile kuthi kwakhona
Ngama-sledges, skates!
Amakhandlela anezibane!
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Ziziphi iintlobo zokuhamba,
Iindlebe kunye nomsila?
Ngubani olandelayo?
Mhlawumbi amahashe asemotweni?
Hayi! Babalekela ukwesaba,
Yintoni eya kufumana i-tortle!