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A woman sitting up in bed and a man sleeping.

የወፎች ድምጽ ጠዋት ላይ The sound of birds in the morning Le chant des oiseaux le matin

Written by LIDA Portugal

Illustrated by Vilius Aistis Vilimas

Translated by Loza Tadesse Mamo

Read by Dawit Leykun

Language Amharic

Level Level 5

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A woman sitting up in bed and a man sleeping.

ዩሊያና ባለቤቷ እና ትንሽ ሴት ልጃቸው በዩክሬን ውስጥ ጸጥ ባለች ትንሽ መንደር ውስጥ ይኖሩ ነበር። ዩሊያ በየማለዳው በአእዋፍ ድምፅ መንቃት ትወድ ነበር። እርሷም ከቤት ርቄ እኖራለሁ ወይም በጠዋቱ የወፍ ድምፅ ሳይቀሰቅሰኝ እነሳለሁ ብላ በፍፁም አስባ አታውቅም።

Yulia, her husband, and their little daughter lived in a small, quiet village in Ukraine. Yulia loved being woken every morning by the sound of birds. She never thought she would live far away from home, or not be woken up by the sound of birds in the morning.

Yulia, son mari, et leur petite fille vivaient dans un petit village paisible en Ukraine. Yulia aimait être réveillée chaque matin par le chant des oiseaux. Elle n’a jamais pensé qu’elle vivrait loin de chez elle, ou qu’elle ne serait pas réveillée par le chant des oiseaux le matin.


A man sitting on a sofa surrounded by lots of beer cans.

ባለቤቷ በቂ ገንዘብ ስለሌለው ሁል ጊዜ ያማርር ነበር እና በጣም መጠጣት ጀመረ። በፖርቱጋል እድላቸውን ለመሞከር ወሰኑ። ምናልባት እዚያ ቤት ለመሥራት እና ለቤተሰባቸው የተሻለ የወደፊት ሁኔታ ለመፍጠር ተጨማሪ ገንዘብ ሊያገኙ ይችሉ ይሆናል።

Her husband was always complaining about not having enough money and he began drinking heavily. They decided to try their luck in Portugal. Maybe there they could earn more money to build a house and make a better future for their family.

Son mari se plaignait toujours de ne pas avoir assez d’argent et a commencé à boire beaucoup. Ils ont décidé de tenter leur chance au Portugal. Peut-être que là-bas, ils pourraient gagner plus d’argent pour construire une maison et un meilleur avenir pour leur famille.


A woman pushing a woman in a wheelchair.

ዩሊያ ከአዲሱ ቤቷ ጋር በጥሩ ሁኔታ ተስማማች። የጽዳት ስራ መሥራት ጀመረች። ደንበኞቿ በትጋት መሥራቷን እና ጨዋነቷን ያደንቃሉ። በሌላ መልኩ ባሏ የበለጠ እንደተገለለ ተሰማው። በመጠጥ ችግር ምክንያት አሠሪዎች አላመኑትም እና ሥራ አይሰጡትም።

Yulia adapted well to her new home, and she started working as a cleaner. Her clients really appreciated her hard work and her polite attitude. Her husband, on the other hand, felt more and more left out. Because of his drinking problem, employers did not trust him and would not give him work.

Yulia s’est bien adaptée à son nouveau chez-elle, et elle a commencé à travailler en tant que femme de ménage. Ses clients appréciaient beaucoup son dur labeur et sa politesse. Son mari, en revanche, se sentait de plus en plus isolé. À cause de son problème d’alcool, les employeurs ne lui faisaient pas confiance et ne lui donnaient pas de travail.


A woman looking sad.

አንድ ቀን ዩሊያን ላይ መጮህ ጀመረ። ከዚያም መግፋት ጀመረ። ጩኸቱና ድብደባው ተባብሷል በተለይ ሰክሮ ነበር። ዩሊያ ለራሷ እና ለሴት ልጇ ፈራች። ግን ምን ማድረግ እንዳለባት አላወቀችም።

One day he started yelling at Yulia. Then, he started pushing her. The shouting and beatings got worse, especially when he was drunk. Yulia was afraid for herself and her daughter, but she had no idea what she could do.

Un jour, il a commencé à crier sur Yulia. Puis, il a commencé à la pousser. Les cris et les coups ont empiré, surtout lorsqu’il était saoul. Yulia avait peur pour elle et pour sa fille, mais elle ne savait pas quoi faire.


A woman with a broken arm being comforted by a doctor.

በመጨረሻ ዩሊያ በሆስፒታሉ ውስጥ ወደሚገኝ ድንገተኛ ክፍል በተሰበረ ክንድ መሄድ ኣስፈለጋት። የቤት ውስጥ ጥቃት በፖርቱጋል ውስጥ ትልቅ ችግር እንደሆነ ነገሯት። ወንጀል ነውና ለፖሊስ ማሳወቅ ኣለብሽ ሲሉም ነገሯት።

When Yulia finally had to go to the emergency room in the hospital with a broken arm, they told her that domestic violence was a huge problem in Portugal. They also said that it was a crime and she should report it to the police.

Quand Yulia a finalement dû aller aux urgences à l’hôpital avec un bras cassé, ils lui ont dit que les violences conjugales sont un gros problème au Portugal. Ils ont également dit que c’était un crime et qu’elle devrait porter plainte.


A sad-looking woman with a broken arm watching a little girl playing.

ዩሊያ ደክሟት ነበር እና ትንሽ ሴት ልጇ በየእለቱ ሁከት በምታይበት ቤት ውስጥ እንድታድግ አልፈለገችም። ዩሊያ በጣም በተለያዩ መልኮች ቤትዋ ውስጥ የመጎሳቆል በደሎች ሁሌም ይደርሱባት እንደነበር ተገነዘበች።

Yulia was exhausted and did not want her little daughter to grow up in a home where she witnessed violence every day. Yulia realised that the signs of abuse had been there all along, even if it took many different forms.

Yulia était épuisée et ne voulait pas que sa fille grandisse dans un foyer où elle voyait de la violence tous les jours. Yulia a réalisé que les signes de maltraitance avaient toujours été là, même s’ils ont pris plusieurs formes différentes.


A woman holding a girl in her arms and thinking of birds tweeting.

ዩሊያ ከረጅም ጊዜ በፊት ካገኘችው የበለጠ ደህንነት ወደሚሰማት የሴቶች መጠለያ ሄደች። በጠዋት በወፍ ድምፅ ከእንቅልፏ ከነቃችበት ጊዜ ወዲህ እንደዚህ አይነት ስሜት ኣልተሰማትም።

Yulia went to a women’s shelter, where she felt safer than she had in a long time. She had not felt like that since she was woken up by the sound of birds in the morning.

Yulia est allée à un foyer pour femmes, où elle se sentait plus en sécurité qu’elle ne l’avait été depuis un long moment. Elle ne s’était pas sentie ainsi depuis qu’elle se faisait réveiller par le chant des oiseaux le matin.


Written by: LIDA Portugal
Illustrated by: Vilius Aistis Vilimas
Translated by: Loza Tadesse Mamo
Read by: Dawit Leykun
Language: Amharic
Level: Level 5
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