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One morning at about eleven oclock someone knocked on her office door
lazhi nini ke kami efin guwo beni na zandochi fe zhe kpako office yan
It was a fat lady who wore a fur around her neck
nyizagi gbugbochi ndochi yo na fan eyin kapa koro ubo na
Hello can I help you? Daisy asked the lady "Please come and sit down"
hello ki minya jin ya woyo?Daisy fe gbin nyinzagibosoko be kuma fedun
Oh yes indeed! I need your help desperately lorna egi tetengi mi wanya mikpe ene minya jin na,Lorna my little one has disappeared I dont know what to do
oh a achiga!miye wa taimako we
Daisy offered the fat lady a cup of instant coffee and awaited the details
Daisy fe la evo shayi ya nyizagi gbugbochi nana kuma wunfe ka bayyanizhi
The fat lady sat down heavily and put her large red leather handbag on Daisys desk
nyizagi gbubochi fe fedun be kagbo e kuma wunfe la namba dzuru ta bag yan daisy o
Please tell me everything - Mrs ?
bosoko gan yendondo yam -mrs?
Mrs Edwina Humphries is my name I am afraid they will ask me for money - Im afraid Lorna has been kidnapped!
mrs edwin Humphries gayi sunna miyonme sundan gan agbinmigan ewome leye ke a lorna yila na
Thats terrible Mrs Humphries Does Mr Humphries too think Lorna has been kidnapped?
tsochyaya mrs humpriesmrhumphries ejin tunani ke a yin lorna yila man?
My husband is not interested if Lorna has been kidnapped or not!
eba min jin damuwa ko ayi lorna yin ko ayiwan yan a
Really Mrs Humphries? But is your husband Lornas real father?
gaskiya mrs humphries?amma eba woga yi asali nda yan lorna
I dont know what you mean We bought Lorna together replied Mrs Humphries
mikpe ena wo jin nufina yi shi lorna shi ganni mrs humpries fe zhegfan
You bought Mrs Humphries thats illegal you know
wo shimrs humpries achiga wunyi doka gbintu wokpe
No it isnt not in India!
aa wunjyan achin india bwa
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india gabo wo shi lorna o?
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You bought Lorna in India?
Yes indeed! And she always keeps me great company you know"
A achinga kuma wola yesa keyabo yami wokpe
"Mrs Humphries opened her huge leather bag to pull out a handkerchief
mrs humphries fe kpe namba u nan wanla edebawun na
With horror Daisy saw a wiggling creature come out of that bag
be dasun e Daisy fe le eyan wanawana ye tinya namba o
Mrs Humphries - move that away immediately! screamed Daisy
mrs humphries a yechi lakeya bo gbanigbani daisy je kpogun
What? Oh Lorna - Ive found you at last! said Mrs Humphries"You hid in my bag - you naughty girl!"
kiyo oh lorna miya wo leye karshe o mrs humpries fegan wa so dan namba mibo we egi ne wogan na
"Mrs Humphries This is Lorna?"
mrs humphries lorna ga dana o?
Yes our Bengali swamp snake Oh thank you my dear No I dont think I need your services any longer!" na daisy tsukpa na zuman mrs humphries wunfe ka ba takada ena wan ka ba talla o na banbe dabazhi banbe ewazhi
A ewa nuwan yanyikubetin sarayin masoyi aa miya wa etun yanwo gbani bya
Night Watch
As Daisy shut the door after Mrs Humphries she made a mental note to write in the advertisement no animals no snakesyeshi bachile
Daisy had got up early that spring morning because she was working on a case in the nearby town
Daisy yan sanle lazhin funyin ebona wen lotun eti shariah yan yezhi na tsoba na
She arrived at her office with a paper bag in her hand containing fresh cream buns at a quarter to eight and was dying for a cup of coffee
wan chin etunba o be bag takada sun egwao bo be wankashi kami efin ganfi ke gutota un mafe wa evo yan shayi
As she put the key in the lock a woman’s voice called out "It’s open Daisy"
ke wen la gyeko dan kpako na nyizagi ndochi fe ganyu gan kpako yi kpikpechi
It was Pam the cleaner
pam gayo ebafinchi
How about some breakfast Pam? said Daisy with a smile and then noticed Pam had obviously been crying
ke engichi lazhi na fa Pam? Daisy fegan be etsan kuma wunjin lura gan Pan fe tigi
Pam whatever has happened? Be fedun wobe o la lazhin gun,Come on sit down and have some breakfast with me bosoko gan yami ke jin we damuwa o, Please tell me what’s bothering you
Pam ke jin woyo?
Pam was a hard-working woman with two children to bring up
Pam etunlochi be egi guba na wa kpa na
She did the cleaning for the whole building which meant seven offices
wun ge fin kpata katazhio bi mana office gutwaba
Jim has been on to me again about the children unga wokpe o gan wunde hukunchi na wan lyaye na kuma wunjin kula a kuma wuntaba jin a ,You know he has no legal right to see them and he really couldn’t care less about them and never has
Jim ke ya chya be minyin eti egizhio
Let’s put the kettle on
yila daro lata bo
Daisy began preparing the instant coffee and offered Pam a bun
Daisy fe chya shayi jin shiri kuma wunfe la wankashi ya pam
"Now why don’t you start from the beginning?"
to gbani killa wa cha dagan chyaba bwayon?
Pam looked extremely troubled and went on
Pam a jin shegala wunfe ke lo
You see when we got divorced he didn’t even ask to see his children Toh gbani wunde ewo a wen jin min foro na minya la degi yuna be foro gan koma wunga egizhi la keya beminyin,Now he’s got no money he’s trying to torture me into giving him some with the threat that otherwise he’ll get the children away from me
wo leye na wunyami na wun gbinmi gan gan wan le egiuzgi ya
I don’t think he can do that easily Pam Daisy reasoned
mi leye gan wanjin achiga wo be sauki yan Pam Daisy jin tunani
Pam accepted another bun
Pam fe go wankashi ndochi be
No Daisy not easily but he’s very vindictive and he’s threatened to make my life a hell
Aa Daisy wujin be sauki yan amma wunde fushi kuma wen jin barazana ke wunga rayuwa mi ladan ena o
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To yide a fe kau yi leye a,Well we’ll just have to wait and see
Look if he gets violent all you have to do is call the police"
chile wunga wodanyan ena wanjin na gayi wo yi yandoka o
I know Jim if I don’t give him money he’ll be as good as his word
Mi kpe Jim ye kami la ewo ya wan wun fejin wangi be alkawariu yin
Three days later Daisy got a telephone call
zuman efo guta Daisy fe dey yiyi wayafe
Daisy it’s Pam I’m going round the bend JIm e be man be emi mi yeshi ndondo zuman shago o wen jin kokari wunle kata min ye dagan tagagi minbo kuma wen kpogun iri iri ,Jim’s been coming round to my house every night after the pubs close trying to see through my bedroom window and making strange noises wen jin kokari ...
Daisy minyo Pamminye man da kapagi
" Have you informed the police about it?"
wa gan ya yandokazhia ni?
"Jim telephoned me just now and said that if I call the police in he’ll tell them I’m imagining things and hysterical and mentally ill and shouldn’t have his children in my custody
JIm yimi gbani kuma wungan mi ga yandokazhi yi wunga ganya gan me jin tunani eyanzhi jin kuma min ya dzunyila kuma mi ga kpa egiuzhi man
What am I going to do Daisy? I feel desperate"
ki minya jin gbani o Daisy?minya jin Damuwa
"All right Pam tell me your address and I’ll see what I can do"
Toh Pam gan yami eko emiye kuma minya chile ena minga jin wo na
Daisy went round to Trends her local television radio and computer shop and asked to speak to Mr Ranjee the owner of the shop
Daisy da man da Trends etunba radio yanbao kuma shago computer yanbao kuma wungbingan na wan gana be mr Ranjee shago wanchi na
Mr Ranjee do you think you could lend me a camcorder for a couple of days?
mr Ranjee wo leye gan wa manmi camcorder yanwe efo guba?
Daisy had found the thief who was stealing from the shop a few months’ ago
Daisy ya yigbechi ne yiyan shago na de wan etwa guba na gogan na
and Mr Ranjee had always said that if ever she needed something please to come and ask for it
kuma mr ranjee fe gan kamindondo ke kami na wunga yendondo na bosoko wun be kuma wun gbin gan
Of course Miss Hamilton You say you want one that works in the dark Mm-go nana,wokpe kene ejin anfani jin byiu yinna?wungwa min lawu we,Mm - take this Do you know how to use it? Let me show you
kachyan Miss Hamiltonwogan we wa nini ne lotun yeshi na
Mr Ranjee spent the next half hour teaching Daisy some elementary camcorder tricks
MrRanjee la hawa ganfi fe wu Daisy degi min ke jin anfanni be camcoda nae
Daisy decided to go around to Pam’s house at about ten that evening armed with the camcorder and its rain-proof covering
Daisy fe la niyya lo emi yan Pam ke efin guwo yan yeshi na be camcordder kuma be ewo ele u yin
She also had a whistle in her pocket and a Mars bar to while away the time
wunman de yiko dan dzufan o bo kuma be kulikuli na wunga sa yesa kena
Oh no! It’s beginning to rain Daisy exclaimed to herself
oh kasa! wan chya ele dun Daisy fe kpokun ya tiu
Whenever she had a job on at night it invariably rained
kamindondo na wun ga de etun yeshi na sai ele ga du
Fortunately this time she had brought a hood with her
amma wan ewo ele ladan biuyin
At that time of night there were few people around
lokachi yeshi wunchi ezazhi dokun nakena
Pam had explained that she lived in an old cottage and that her bedroom was round the back facing the garden
Pam a bayyani jin ke wenlele emi gbako ndochio na kuma kata o yi kuru zuman layewu lati flower
When Daisy arrived she went to the back of the cottage climbed over the low fence
na Daisy tun na wunfe lo zuman ya emi wunchin fe gun kara
and saw there was a tumble-down tool shed at the bottom of the garden
kuma wunfe leye ke ade katagi yan kayatun yan lati flower ye tako na
That’s where I’ll hide and wait for that monster kiyu iko gan wan nyin masoyi Pam bao Daisy jin tunani,How dare he try to hurt dear Pam thought Daisy
baga gabo minya soka za dede wunchin o
Once inside the shed Daisy heard something like a flower-pot fall to the ground outside
na wungun wuru wunchiona Daisy fe wo eduku ndochi ke dukun flower lokin zhempa o na
and crouched down so that she couldn’t be seen through the small dirty window
wunfe kokin karayin ebo zandondo ga lyiu ye tagagi tetengi shikan man o
Apparently it was a meeting-place for cats for she heard miaowing
zahiri wunyin eba kikeba yan dangizhi ebo wunfe wo meow
Certainly if Pam’s ex-husband wants to repeat his previous performance I’d better get rid of those cats so he’s not scared off"
gaskiya eba payin yan Pam ge wa ye yana wunjin lena jin mi ga dangi wunchizhi yankpe ebo abyu la bichi man"
She opened the shed door warily and threw an old shoe she had found inside at the cats who hastily vanished
wunfe kpe yeko kata wunchin karayin kuma wunfe che eda gbako nawun leye mini u bona dan dangi nazhi man fe bichi na
Now everything was quiet again
gbani yendondo yi shiru be
Two hours later Daisy very stiff from the damp and cold got up from the ancient wicker chair she had been sitting on
hawa guba ganchin Daisy a wonpa ta shikan kuma yeko fe nakin esa na wunfe fedun tana
I can’t stand it much longer she moaned to herself
minya guwa o lokpa bya wunfe gbin be tiuyin
Then she thought she heard the noise of Wellington boots sloshing through the damp foliage
sai wunfe jin tunani ke wunwo karaa yan eda mini ba zhiko wunchiona
Someone was creeping towards the house
zandochi fe so lo emi
Daisy’s arms ached because of the enforced inaction and she nearly dropped the camcorder
Egwa Daisy fe tan u ebo edunlokpa na unfena kuma wanke degi wunya camcorder
She stepped out of her shoes and slipped out of the partially-open shed door
wunfe tinya eda na wundanna kuma wunfe so dzun yeko na kpe degi na
At that very moment a car passed by with its lights fully on and Daisy could see quite clearly
kami wuchin moto fe gogan be ena kpata dindachi kuma Daisy fe leye wangiyin
Pam’s husband was spying into her bedroom window
Eba yan Pam fe shiyechi tagagi kata u le
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Daisy fe jin vavayin kuma wunfe dan camcorder
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Daisy managed to act quickly and turned the camcorder on
It was only drizzling now
ele fe sheshe gbani
Pam’s husband began shouting through the window at his ex-wife and threatening her
Eba Pam fe cha egunkpo mini tagagi kpe emi u yan panyin kuma wunfe jin barazana
Daisy was filming the scene and recording all the menacing words
Daisy man fe ku film yan yendondo kuma to egan nan wunfe gan kpata na
Suddenly the camcorder made a strange whirring sound
ke agana camcorder fe tiwu irindochi
Maybe the tape’s blocked! panicked Daisy
kashi tape a zo Daisy fegan
She tried to turn it off but pushed the wrong button and the whirring sound increased
wunfe wagan wan nu amma wunfe da yi yendochi gwa kuma egunkpa fe be
At this point Pam’s ex-husband became aware of it and turned round furiously
kamin nna Eba payin Pam fekpe achin kuma wunfe zhe be fushi
He realized someone was watching him and swore profusely
wun jin ganewa ke eza e chiule na kuma wunfe kpanu sarayin
Then he made towards Daisy as though to hit her
achin wun fe loba Daisy ke wen wa dunya na
Daisy’s first thought was to protect the camcorder with her body she turned her back on him and started yelling
Tunani mafari ya Daisy gan wunla la camcorder wandan be nankan u yin wunfe zhe zuman tau kuma wunfe cha egunkpo
It seemed to her that her yelling lasted an eternity
wunbe ke egunkpo yun wun har lo na
Suddenly a strong torch light shone on both of them
keagana haske fitila fe laman zagubaba
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ke jin faruwa babona bo?"What’s going on here?"
It was a police-woman looking very determined
asha doka-nyizagi yo na jin dagewana
I saw you climbing over the fence indicating the man with the light of her torch
mi le woye fegun fence wunfe la fitila wu bagi be haske u yin
"Come quietly both of you
be karayin zagubaba ye
Im arresting you for trespassing and "
mi ga zagubaba ye wan ebo doka gbintu o
Just at this moment Pam appeared at her bedroom window opened it and looked out
kami nana Pam fe dzuntinya daga kata o bo wunfe kpe tagagi wunfe chi zhampa le