Astiro.
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Xoomay doometin heedzantho gallas Astira kawotetha ma7o ma7ada, kawo gadhon giddo dabaaba gelada eqasu. Kawoy kawo keethi geliya pengiyan de7iya ba araatan uttis. 
Astira gelada, giddo dabaaban eqidaaro kawoy be7idi in ufaytida gisho, ba worqa xam7aa iiko miccis. Iya shiiqada xam7aa xeeraa bochasu. 
Kawoy iiko, “Kawe Astire, neeni taako ayis yadii? Qassi neeni tana oychiyabay aybee? Hari attoshin ta kawotethaafe baggaa gidikoka, ta new immana” yaagis. 
Astira zaarada, “Kawaw, nena ufaysiyabaa gidiko, taani new giigisida gibira maanaw neera Haamara nam7ay hachi omarsi yaako dosayis” yaagasu. 
Hessafe guye kawoy, “Nuuni Astira giigisida gibiras baanaw Haama ellesidi ehite” yaagis. Hessa gisho nam7ay he bessaa bidosona. 
Enti issife woyne ushsha uyishin, kawoy nam7antho Astiro, “Neeni tana woossiyabay aybee? Taani new immana. Qassi neeni tana oychiyabay aybee? Hari attoshin ta kawotethaafe baggaa gidikoka, ta ne oysha polana” yaagis. 
Astira zaarada ta oycheynne ta woossey haysa; 
“Kawaw, neeni tanan ufaytiyaba gidiko, qassi taani woossiyaba immanawunne ta oysha polanaw neeni dosiyaba gidiko, wonto ta giigisiya hara gibiras neera Haamara yaana mela oychayis. Taani ay koyaako he wode new qoncisana” yaagasu. 
Haami gibira bessaafe keyidi biya wode, daro ufaytida gisho, ba wozanan ufaysi noocu gishe bis. Shin I kawo keethi geliya pengiya matara aadhidi biya wode yan uttida Mardikiyoosa be7is. Iyaw dendiboonaysanne yayyidi kokoriboonaysa be7idi Haami yilo eexis. 
Gidoshin, ba yiluwa danda7idi bidi ba soo gakis. Hessafe guye, ba laggetanne ba machiw Zosaara xeegisidi, 
Haami ba duretetha likiya, ba adde nayta taybuwa, kawoy bana bonchida bonchuwanne hara halaqatapenne kawo moorinatape aadhiya shuumatethi immidi, waatidi iya bonchidaako nashetis. 
Gujidika Haami, “Hari attoshin kawiya Astiraka ba giigisida gibiras kawuwara baana mela taape attishin, hara oonaka xeegabuuku. Qassi wontoka kawuwara baana mela tana xeegasu. 
Shin Ayhude gidida Mardikiyoosi kawo keethi geliya pengen uttidaysa be7iya wode ha ubbayka tana ufaysenna” yaagis. 
He wode iya machiya Zosaaranne iya laggeti ubbay haysada yaagidosona; “Neeni ishatamu wadha mithi esisada wonto guura Mardikiyoosi kaqetana mela kawa oycha. Hessafe guye, ufaytashe gibira maanaw ba” yaagidosona. Haama ha qofay ufaysida gisho, enti gidaysada kaqa mithi giigisis. 
