A long time ago, a woman lived with her family in a village in the Kingdom of Zululand. Every Sunday the family went down to the big ocean. The children dug in the sand and played in the waves. The woman made food over a fire while her husband ...
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Vusi loved his dog, Domino. Domino was white with three black spots on his back. Vusi’s little sister, Sinazo, loved her cat, Fluffy. Fluffy was black with three white spots on her tummy.
“My dog is better than your cat,” said Vusi one ...
Once upon a time there was a young man whose name was Thukile. He lived with his mother in a tiny house. They were very poor and the only money his mother made was by selling the eggs that her hen laid.
Thukile was so lazy that he did ...
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At the foot of the green hills of Mpumalanga there was a farm. In a field on this farm, Kamuzu the horse always grazed quietly. All the farm animals were friends. They had lots to say to each other, but Kamuzu was shy. He wanted to talk to them, but ...
There was once a girl named Zimkhitha who never stopped laughing. She made her dad mad. One day he was driving her home from school. When he reached the beginning of their road, he’d had enough! He stopped the car.
“Are you going to stop ...
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“Haai, Thembela!” calls Mama. “It’s too windy to be outside. Come in or you’ll catch a cold.”
But Thembela doesn’t listen because she’s having too much fun. Her hair lifts up-up-up above her head, and now it’s flapping all ...
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One day Thandi went to school feeling a bit shy. Her older sister had put braids in her hair. Thandi really liked them but she was worried that the other children would stare at her because she looked different.
First, a boy came up to her and tugged at one of...
It was raining, really bucketing down, and Aminawas fed up and lonely. None of her friends could come and play and everyone in the house was busy. Everyone was always busy! It was no fun being the youngest.
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