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Small Seed

Posted on July 13th, 2018
Author:
Retold by Kirstin Hartman

Topo's treehouse

Posted on July 13th, 2018
Author:
Kopano Sechele

Bear's Haircut

Posted on July 13th, 2018
Author:
Nola Turkington

Little Mouse

Lesedi was scared of everything. She was scared of shadows. She was scared of noises. She was even scared of thunder. She was so scared of so many things that everyone called her Little Mouse.  

 

Every night before she went to bed, ...

Crocodile and the lost boy

A long time ago a little boy sat and cried under a wild fig tree on the bank of a great river. He was lost.  

 

Not too far away, Crocodile wallowed in the water near the edge of the river and watched the little boy. Crocodile was ...

I want to be a chef!

In the town of Mahikeng, there lived a young boy named Kabelo. He loved nothing more than cooking. He cooked good food that everyone in his family enjoyed. Kabelo was also good at baking. He baked cakes and bread. He also made soup for homeless ...

The pouch of gold

One morning a homeless man woke up. He had spent the previous night begging for food, but no one had shown him any kindness. His stomach was growling because he was very hungry. ...

  •  Read this story aloud to beginner readers
  • Support pre-teens (up to 13 years old) by reading this story with them
  •  Children older than 13 years would enjoy reading this story on their own

Mulalo and the giant

Mulalo could talk to animals. He could understand what each animal said AND each animal could ...

Granny’s roast chicken

It was Sunday morning and Zahara was drawing a picture in her bedroom. Ding dong

Wait until I’m fat enough!

Once upon a time, there was a goat that lived in the Transkei. Every year this goat would move to the hills in the early months of summer. She went there because there was far more food and she was able to eat as much as she liked. 

One ...

  • Read this story aloud to children who are learning to read 
  •  Support beginner readers (7-10 years old) by reading this story with them
  • Children older than 11 years would enjoy reading this story on their own