Richard Turere: My invention that made peace with lions

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Translator: Mailis Laos Reviewer: Alo-Jarmo Küppas

This is where I live. I live in Kenya,

Siin ma elan. Ma elan Kenyas,

at the south parts of the Nairobi National Park.

Nairobi rahvuspargi lõunaosas.

Those are my dad's cows at the back,

Taustal on mu isa veised

and behind the cows,

ja veiste taga

that's the Nairobi National Park.

ongi Nairobi rahvuspark.

Nairobi National Park is not fenced in the south widely,

Rahvuspark pole lõunast taraga eriti piiratud,

which means wild animals like zebras

mistõttu metsloomad, näiteks sebrad,

migrate out of the park freely.

võivad pargist vabalt välja tulla.

So predators like lions follow them,

Kiskjad, näiteks lõvid, järgnevad neile,

and this is what they do.

ja see on tagajärg.

They kill our livestock.

Nad murravad meie loomi.

This is one of the cows which was killed at night,

See on üks veis, mis öösel maha murti,

and I just woke up in the morning and I found it dead,

ja kui ma hommikul ärkasin ja nägin, et ta on surnud,

and I felt so bad,

olin ma väga kurb,

because it was the only bull we had.

sest see oli meie ainuke pull.

My community, the Maasai, we believe that

Olen masai rahva hulgast ja me usume,

we came from heaven with all our animals and all the land

et me oleme tulnud taevast koos oma loomade ja maaga,

for herding them, and that's why we value them so much.

kus neid karjatada, ning seepärast me peame neid väga väärtuslikeks.

So I grew up hating lions so much.

Nii ma kasvasin üles lõvisid väga vihates.

The morans are the warriors

Moranid on sõjamehed,

who protect our community and the livestock,

kes kaitsevad meie rahvast ja karjasid,

and they're also upset about this problem.

ja ka neile teeb see probleem muret.

So they kill the lions.

Nii nad tapavad lõvisid.

It's one of the six lions which were killed in Nairobi.

See on üks kuuest lõvist, kes Nairobis tapeti.

And I think this is why the Nairobi National Park lions are few.

Arvan, et seepärast on Nairobi rahvusparki jäänud vähe lõvisid.

So a boy, from six to nine years old, in my community

6- kuni 9-aastased poisid meie rahva hulgas

is responsible for his dad's cows,

hoolitsevad oma isa karjade eest

and that's the same thing which happened to me.

ja sama tegin ka mina.

So I had to find a way of solving this problem.

Seepärast pidin probleemile lahenduse leidma.

And the first idea I got was to use fire,

Esimene mõte oli kasutada tuld,

because I thought lions were scared of fire.

sest ma arvasin, et lõvid kardavad tuld.

But I came to realize that that didn't really help,

Kuid sain aru, et sellest polnud kasu,

because it was even helping the lions

see koguni aitas lõvidel näha

to see through the cowshed.

aedikust läbi.

So I didn't give up. I continued.

Aga ma ei andnud alla. Jätkasin otsinguid.

And a second idea I got was

Teine mõte oli kasutada

to use a scarecrow.

hernehirmutist.

I was trying to trick the lions

Tahtsin jätta lõvidele mulje,

[into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed.

et ma seisan karjaaediku juures.

But lions are very clever. (Laughter)

Aga lõvid on nutikad. (Naer)

They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back,

Nad tulevad ühel päeval, näevad hernehirmutist ning lähevad ära,

but the second day, they'll come and they say,

aga teisel päeval nad tulevad ja ütlevad,

this thing is not moving here, it's always here. (Laughter)

see siin ei liigu, see on alati siin. (Naer)

So he jumps in and kills the animals.

Nii ta kargab sisse ja murrab loomad maha.

So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch,

Ühel öösel kõndisin aediku ümber taskulambiga

and that day, the lions didn't come.

ja tol päeval lõvisid ei tulnud.

And I discovered that lions are afraid of a moving light.

Ja ma avastasin, et lõvid kardavad liikuvat valgust.

So I had an idea.

Mul tuli mõte.

Since I was a small boy,

Kuna ma olin väike poiss,

I used to work in my room for the whole day,

oli mul kombeks töötada kogu päeva oma toas

and I even took apart my mom's new radio,

ja ma võtsin koguni koost lahti oma ema uue raadio,

and that day she almost killed me,

ja ta oleks mind tol päeval peaaegu maha löönud,

but I learned a lot about electronics. (Laughter)

aga ma õppisin elektroonika kohta palju. (Naer)

So I got an old car battery,

Sain vana autoaku,

an indicator box. It's a small device found in a motorcycle,

indikaatorikarbi. See on see väike seade motorattal,

and it helps motorists when they want to turn right or left. It blinks.

mida motorattur kasutab, kui tahab paremale või vasakule pöörata. See vilgutab.

And I got a switch where I can switch on the lights, on and off.

Ja ma sain lüliti, millega saan tulesid sisse ja välja lülitada.

And that's a small torch from a broken flashlight.

Ja see on väike lamp ühest katkisest taskulambist.

So I set up everything.

Panin kõik kokku.

As you can see, the solar panel charges the battery,

Nagu näha, päikesepatarei laadib akut

and the battery supplies the power

ja aku annab voolu

to the small indicator box. I call it a transformer.

väikesele indikaatorikarbile. Kutsun seda trafoks.

And the indicator box makes the lights flash.

Ja indikaator paneb valguse vilkuma.

As you can see, the bulbs face outside,

Nagu näha on pirnid pööratud väljapoole,

because that's where the lions come from.

sest sealtpoolt tulevad lõvid.

And that's how it looks to lions when they come at night.

Ja nii paistab see lõvidele, kui nad öösel tulevad.

The lights flash and trick

Lambid vilguvad ja panevad

the lions into thinking I was walking around the cowshed,

lõvid arvama, et ma kõnnin ümber karjaaia,

but I was sleeping in my bed.

aga mina magan kodus.

(Laughter)

(Naer)

(Applause)

(Aplaus)

Thanks.

Aitäh!

So I set it up in my home two years ago,

Panin selle kodus üles kahe aasta eest,

and since then, we have never experienced any problem with lions.

ja sellest alates pole mul olnud kunagi probleeme lõvidega.

And my neighboring homes heard about this idea.

Mu naabrid kuulsid sellest ideest.

One of them was this grandmother.

Üks neist oli see vanaema.

She had a lot of her animals being killed by lions,

Lõvid on maha murdnud palju tema loomi

and she asked me if I could put the lights for her.

ja ta küsis, kas võiksin ka talle lambid üles panna.

And I said, "Yes."

Ütlesin: "Jah!"

So I put the lights. You can see at the back, those are the lion lights.

Panin need talle.

Since now, I've set up seven homes around my community,

Sellest alates olen lampe panemas käinud seitsmes kodus

and they're really working.

ja need töötavad.

And my idea is also being used now all over Kenya

Nüüd kasutatakse mu ideed kogu Kenyas,

for scaring other predators like hyenas, leopards,

et hirmutada teisi kiskjaid, nagu hüäänid ja leopardid,

and it's also being used

ja seda on kasutatud ka

to scare elephants away from people's farms.

elevantide eemale peletamiseks inimeste farmidest.

Because of this invention, I was lucky to get a scholarship

Selle leiutise tõttu oli mul võimalik saada stipendiaadina

in one of the best schools in Kenya,

ühte parimasse Kenya kooli,

Brookhouse International School,

rahvusvahelisse Brookhouse'i kooli,

and I'm really excited about this.

ja see on väga põnev.

My new school now is coming in and helping

Mu uus kool on tulnud appi ja aidanud

by fundraising and creating an awareness.

rahaliselt ning jaganud infot.

I even took my friends back to my community,

Olen käinud sõpradega oma rahva juures

and we're installing the lights to the homes

ja paigaldanud valgusteid sinna, kus neid pole,

which don't have [any], and I'm teaching them how to put them.

ja ma õpetan, kuidas neid üles seada.

So one year ago, I was just a boy in the savanna grassland

Aasta tagasi olin lihtsalt üks poiss savanni heinamaalt,

herding my father's cows,

kes karjatas oma isa veiseid.

and I used to see planes flying over,

Vaatasin, kuidas lennukid üle mu pea lendavad

and I told myself that one day, I'll be there inside.

ja mõtlesin, et ühel päeval istun minagi lennukis.

And here I am today.

Ja siin ma olen.

I got a chance to come by plane for my first time for TED.

Mul oli võimalik lennata esimest korda elus TED konverentsile.

So my big dream is to become an aircraft engineer and pilot when I grow up.

Mu unistus on saada lennukimehaanikuks ja piloodiks, kui ma suureks saan.

I used to hate lions, but now because my invention

Kunagi ma vihkasin lõvisid, ent kuna mu leiutis

is saving my father's cows and the lions,

hoiab elus nii mu isa lehmad kui ka lõvid,

we are able to stay with the lions without any conflict.

saame me elada koos lõvidega ilma probleemideta.

Ashê olên. It means in my language, thank you very much.

Ashê olên. See on "suur tänu" mu emakeeles.

(Applause)

(Aplaus)

Chris Anderson: You have no idea how exciting it is

Chris Anderson: Sa ei kujuta ette, kui põnev on kuulata

to hear a story like yours.

selliseid lugusid nagu sinu oma.

So you got this scholarship.Richard Turere: Yep.

Nii et sa said stipendiumi. Richard Turere: Jah.

CA: You're working on other electrical inventions.

CA: Sa töötad ühe teise elektrilise leiutise kallal.

What's the next one on your list?

Mis sul järgmisena käsil on?

RT: My next invention is,

RT: Mu järgmine leiutis on see,

I want to make an electric fence.CA: Electric fence?

et ma tahan teha elektritara. CA: Elektritara?

RT: But I know electric fences are already invented,

RT: Ma tean, et elektritara on juba leiutatud,

but I want to make mine.

aga ma tahan teha enda oma.

(Laughter)

(Naer)

CA: You already tried it once, right, and you --RT: I tried it before,

CA: Sa oled seda katsetanud, eks ole, ja sa... RT: Katsetasin seda,

but I stopped because it gave me a shock. (Laughter)

aga lõpetasin, sest sain elektrilöögi. (Naer)

CA: In the trenches. Richard Turere, you are something else.

CA: Nagu rindel. Richard Turere, sa oled võrratu.

We're going to cheer you on every step of the way, my friend.

Me elame kõigile su tegemistele kaasa, mu sõber.

Thank you so much.RT: Thank you. (Applause)

Suur tänu sulle! RT: Aitäh! (Aplaus)