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A man riding a scooter.

Shil Accident

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Aakanee

Translated by Mohamed Abdirashid

Read by Mohamed Iman Mohamed

Language Somali

Level Level 3

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Autoplay story


A man riding a scooter.

Carlos wuxuu raacay mooto. Si degdeg ah ayuu u kaxeenayaa.

Carlos rides a scooter. He rides fast.


A man riding a scooter into a puddle.

Waddadu biyo ayay leedahay. Waddada waa lagu simbiriirixanayaa.

There is water on the road. The road is slippery.


A man falling off a scooter.

Waxa faraha ka baxay xakamaynta mootada kadibna waa uu ka dhacay.

He loses control of the scooter and falls off.


A man lying on the road and people rushing towards him.

Carlos si xun ayuu u dhaawacmay.

Carlos is badly hurt.


A woman phoning an ambulance.

Gabadh ayaa ugu wacday Ambalaas. “Shil baa dhacay, si degdeg ah u kaalaya!”

A woman calls for an ambulance. “There has been an accident. Come quickly!”


An ambulance.

Ambalaastii si degdeg ah ayay u soo gaadhay.

The ambulance comes very quickly.


Two paramedics putting a man on a stretcher.

Laba nin ayaa Carlos saaray bareelaha.

Two men put Carlos on a stretcher.


Two paramedics carrying a man on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Waxay Carlos ku qaadeen Ambalaaska.

They lift Carlos into the ambulance.


An ambulance in front of a hospital.

Ambalaasta ayaa u kaxaysay isbitaalka.

The ambulance drives to the hospital.


A nurse pushing a man on a trolley in a hospital.

Kalkaaliye ayaa Carlos geeyey isbitaalka.

A nurse takes Carlos into the hospital.


Someone attaching a drip to a hand.

Way dawaynaysaa isaga.

She treats him.


A man lying in a hospital bed.

Carlos lugta aad ayay u xanuunaysaa, wuuna ka walwalsan yahay.

Carlos’s leg hurts a lot, and he is worried.


Two doctors operating on a man's leg.

Laba dhakhtar ayaa lugtiisa qaliin ku sameeyey.

Two doctors operate on his leg.


A man lying in a hospital bed, and a man and woman standing at the bottom of his bed.

Waalidkiis ayaa soo booqday. Waxayna waydiiyeen sidee ayuu shilku u dhacay.

His parents visit him. They ask him how the accident happened.


A man walking on crutches being helped by a man and woman.

Waxay u kaxeeyeen guriga. Carlos waxa uu isticmaalayey biraha lagu socdo.

They drive him home. Carlos is using crutches.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Aakanee
Translated by: Mohamed Abdirashid
Read by: Mohamed Iman Mohamed
Language: Somali
Level: Level 3
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