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The fabulous storybird

Posted on November 8th, 2018
Author:
Kerry Saadien- Raad

The big brass band

Posted on November 8th, 2018
Author:
Patricia de Villiers

Adun, the baboon, tricks Ananse

Posted on November 8th, 2018
Author:
Helen Brain

The king, his sons and the blue-footed bird

Posted on November 8th, 2018
Author:
Phumlani Mavimbela

Busi's gift

Busi was a little green frog who lived with her family next to a winding river in the Drakensberg mountains. Busi was a happy frog, but one thing made her sad. She looked different from her brothers, her sisters, and all the other frogs. Her face ...

Mom's best vase

Ashley was busy doing a jigsaw puzzle when her big brother, Ben, came into the lounge. 

 

“Tomorrow is Mother’s Day,” he said. “We should do something very special for Mom. Will you help me?” 

 

Ashley ...

The two brothers

Once upon a time two brothers called Kabelo and Lefa lived in a little village deep in a valley. They had two younger sisters, so their mother had four children to feed. She worked day and night, cooking and cleaning, sewing and mending, and digging ...

The small seed

There once was an old chief. He was both wise and kind. But there was one thing that made him sad – he didn’t have a son who could become chief after him.  

 

The chief needed someone to become the next ruler to look after his ...

The tortoise’s song

Long, long ago, a terrible drought dried up all the streams, rivers, wells and springs. It turned the whole world into a dusty desert. The termites gobbled up every leaf and blade of grass, and the animals were forced to chew on dry twigs just to ...

Palesa's List

“I need to go shopping,” said Mama, writing a list. “I need cabbage and meat and onions, and flour, yeast and oil.”  

 

“I’ll go to the market,” Gogo said. “You’re so busy here. Palesa can come with me and help me ...