One dark night, Onke was fast asleep in his little bed, in his little room, in the house he shared with Mama, Papa, Granny, and his little pet dog called Puppy. Puppy was asleep on a red blanket at the foot of Onke’s bed. She was snoring quietly ...
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Papa Smuts was a fisherman. But, fish were not as plentiful as they used to be and some days he came home empty handed. But somehow, him, Mama Smuts and their children always made the tastiest meals with their freshly grown vegetables. One evening, the Smuts family had the most delicious meal they've ever tasted, but for the strangest reason...
A long time ago, a poor woman lived with her daughter, Tselane, in a little house. One day, a giants heard Tselane’s mother singing to her to open the door. Tselane looked like a scrumptious meal to him, and the giant came up with a plan to get her to open the door…
When an old yellowwood tree was blown over by the wind, Joseph carved a little cradle out of its wood for his daughter. Soon, every new-born child in the village would be rocked in the cradle, creating a village tradition. Until one day, a veld fire threatened to change
A long time ago, the place at the foot of Table Mountain that we now call Cape Town, was dry and empty. At that time, it was said that Table Mountain was made of glass and that a magic dassie who granted wishes, lived at the very ...
There was once a boy who had no family and no place to stay, so the people in the nearby village named him Molahlehi, which means “the lost one”. The boy did not mind the name they gave him because he was sure that one day he would have a home ...
Gus and Gabby, two good, kind gorillas, lived in a special part of the zoo. They had a little house to sleep in, and a wooden jungle gym to play on. They also had three trees to climb.
It was Mom’s birthday. Neo had saved up his pocket money and bought her a box of chocolates. Dad had bought her a pair of beautiful pink earrings and Mbali had drawn a beautiful picture on a card.
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