Ny tsena Ao Antananarivo i Lala, ao an-dakozia kely. Vao herinandro vitsivitsy izy no tonga eto. Fantany ny teny vitsy. Ho avy hisakafo ny mpifanolo-bodirindrina anio hariva. Mihidy tsy ho ela ny tsena. Mandeha haingana i Lala. Manana vola kely izy. Miditra amin’ny fivarotana sakafo izy. Mijoro eo i Hery, mpivarotra iray. “Manao ahoana,” hoy i Hery. “Manao ahoana,” hoy i Lala. Mijery ny latabatra i Lala. Eo ambony latabatra misy vary. Manondro ny vary izy. Tsy mahalala ilay teny izy. “Ity ve?” hoy i Hery. Manome sira iray fonosana azy i Hery. Raisin’i Lala ilay sira. Mijery azy izy. Manondro indray ny eo ambony latabatra izy. “Tsia,” hoy i Lala. “Ity.” “Ah, ity?” hoy i Hery. Manome mofo lehibe iray izy. Mofo ilay izy, fa tsy izay tian’i Lala. Lehibe kokoa izao ny hadisoana. Apetrak’i Lala eo amin’ny latabatra ilay mofo. “Tsia,” hoy izy. “Ity, azafady.” Manondro indray izy. Manondro lafiny hafa izy. Manondro boaty misy savony aza izy. Hery mijery ilay boaty. Avy eo mijery an’i Lala izy. Mihomehy kely izy. Tsy tezitra izy. “Tsia, tsy ity,” hoy i Hery. Mijery tsara ny tanany i Lala. Manondro ilay sakafo indray izy. Mampiakatra ny tanany i Hery. Maka ilay sakafo amin’ny tanany izy. Mijanona eo anoloan’i Lala izy. “Vary,” hoy i Hery moramora. Mijery ny vavany i Lala. Mihaino tsara izy. “Vady,” hoy i Lala. “Tsia, vary,” hoy i Hery. “Eny, vary.” “Vary,” hoy i Lala. “Eny, tsara,” hoy i Hery. “Ity ny vary.” Mametraka vary iray ao anaty kitapon’i Lala izy. Mijery ny vola i Hery. “Ohatrinona?” hoy i Lala. “Roa arivo,” hoy i Hery. Manome vola i Lala. Manisa vola i Hery. Manome ny ambiny izy. Avy eo maka iray hafa izy. “Vary roa,” hoy i Hery. Manampy sakafo iray ao anaty kitapo izy. Tsy mangataka vola hafa izy. “Tsia, tsia,” hoy i Lala. “Iray ihany.” “Eny,” hoy i Hery. “Fanampiny io.” Mijery ilay iray hafa i Lala. Mijery an’i Hery izy. Maka ilay kitapo izy. “Misaotra,” hoy i Lala. “Misaotra,” hoy i Hery. Mivoaka ny tsena i Lala. Mihidy ny varavarana iray. Mandeha amin’ny lalana kely izy. Mavesatra ny kitapo, fa mandeha tsara izy. “Vary,” hoy i Lala teny an-dalana. Miverina ao an-dohany ilay teny. Mijery ny kitapo izy. Tsy mijanona izy. Tonga eo amin’ny tranony izy. Miakatra amin’ny tohatra izy. “Vary,” hoy i Lala eo am-baravarany. Eo an-tampon’ny tohatra ny mpifanolo-bodirindrina.