UChibi Maruko-Chan

Umlingiswa oyisihloko, uMaruko, ungumfundi webanga lesithathu oneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye. Uyavilapha, akahlelekile futhi uvame ukufika sekwephuzile esikoleni, ngokuphambene kakhulu nodadewabo omdala ococekile futhi ohlanzekile okufanele ahlanganyele naye ekamelweni lakhe. UMaruko, njengezingane eziningi, uzama ukugwema umsebenzi wesikole wasekhaya nemisebenzi yasekhaya, usizakala ngokuba nomkhulu wakhe othanda ukucasuka futhi axabane nodadewabo. Noma kunjalo, uyingane enezinhloso ezinhle ezama ukwenza okuhle.
Igama langempela lika-Maruko ngu-Momoko Sakura (さくらももこ Sakura Momoko), elifanayo negama ipeni lomdali wakhe u-Miki Miura 三浦 美紀 (owasebenzisa okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kwasebuntwaneni njengogqozi). Isiteketiso sakhe esithi “Maruko” senziwa nge-marui (“indilinga”, ngenxa yobuso bakhe obuyindilinga) kanye no- -ko (ingane yentombazane); isiqalo esithi chibi kanye nesijobelelo u-chan nazo zibhekisela enganeni enhle.
Uphawu lokuthengisa lukaMaruko lubhekene nephutha ngenxa yokuphoxeka ukuvela kungazelelwe kwemigqa eqondile ebusweni bakhe, ngezinye izikhathi nokuvunguza komoya okungachazeki ngemva kwekhanda lakhe. Lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kulingisa abalandeli besifazane bochungechunge abadonsa iminwe yesandla esisodwa phansi ebusweni ukukhombisa ukuphoxeka. Ku-inthanethi lokhu kuvame ukusetshenziswa njengezithonjana, ngamamaki enkulumo. Ngokwesibonelo: -_-"
Abanye abalingiswa bahlanganisa umfundi kaMaruko afunda naye kanye nomngane omkhulu uTama-chan. Intandokazi yabalandeli umkhulu kaMaruko onomusa kodwa ongenangqondo. Akanangqondo futhi ukhohliswa kalula, ugcina ufudu olufuywayo futhi uthanda ukubukela i-TV noMaruko. Lapho ezizwa ecindezelekile noma edidekile, ngokuzenzakalelayo ubuyela emhlabeni wangaphakathi imizuzwana embalwa ukuze athuthukise i-haiku edabukisayo kodwa ehlekisayo mayelana nesimo sakhe somqondo.