Universe For Sale

Isiteshi sasemkhathini esisemafini e-Jupiter.

Emakethe eyinqaba, kunowesifazane okhathazekile owakha indawo yonke entendeni yesandla sakhe.

I-Universe for sale iwumdlalo wokuzidela odonswe ngesandla osethwe emafini aminyene e-Jupiter, lapho ama-orangutan ahlakaniphile esebenza njengama-dockhands futhi abefundisi abangaqondakali bahlubula inyama emathanjeni abo ukuze bafinyelele ekukhanyeni.

Hlola wonke ama-nooks nama-crannies we-ramshackle colony ku-Jupiter. Izindlu zetiye eziwubukhazikhazi, izitolo ezingavamile, namagaraji omakhenikha asebenza ngokweqile agcwele emijondolo ebukekayo nedume kabi ezungezwe imayini elahliwe. Bonke ubuso obusha, noma bomuntu, i-simian, ithambo lamathambo noma irobhothi, bunendaba eyingqayizivele abangayixoxa njengoba benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze basinde emvuleni ene-asidi.

Inkosi engenagama, ihlatshwe umxhwele izindaba zekhono lika-Lila lokudala indawo yonke, imthola ngobusuku bemvula ukuze axoxe ngamandla ayingqayizivele anawo. Ngento emangalisa kangaka, uyichaza sengathi uzochaza indlela yokwenza ikhofi. Kodwa akuyena nje umpetha ofuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngo-Lila, osabisa ngokudalula impicabadala enhliziyweni ye-Universe for Sale.

Ngakho-ke, khetha inkomishi, thola izithako ezithile futhi uLila uzoklama indawo yonke ngokwemininingwane yakho ethile. Umbuzo kuphela uthi: Uyathenga?