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Jeb’s chocolate

Jeb and the little girl walked along. They almost walked into a fight! Two boys were hitting one another. Jeb thought for a moment. “Would you like some chocolate?” The boys stopped fighting. “Yes!”

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Jabu's Diary

Jabu was a very adventurous boy. He lived in a small village in the Eastern Cape with his grandmother, grandfather, aunties, uncles and many cousins. Although Jabu often played with his cousins and friends, what he loved most, was to go on ...

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Anything can happen

Once upon a time, Hen, together with her three little chicks, shared a field with Cow.

Cow loved grazing as she walked all the way across the field to visit her friend, Hen. But times were hard. The rain had come late this year, and there was ...

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There is no price for being kind

In a village far away, there lived a very poor boy who herded sheep to feed his family. He was always kind and helpful to his neighbours and was a blessing to his grandparents who raised him from a little boy. His name was Thabo and he was loved by ...

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Jeb’s chocolate

Posted on June 23rd, 2022
Author:
Written by Lesley Beake

 Illustrated by Tamsin Hinrischsen

Why dassies have no tails

Long, long ago, animals had no tails. They were very unhappy about this, so they called a meeting at the watering hole.

Dassie watched as the animals passed by on their way to the meeting.

“Hurry up! We need to get to the meeting,” ...

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When the Creator decided to give the animals tails, all the animals woke up early and went as fast as they could to collect their tails. All except Dassie who sat on a rock in the sun and sent his friend, Tortoise, the slowest animal, to fetch a tail for him …

The boastful little weaver bird

Once there was a little weaver bird that was very proud of his beautiful yellow feathers and shiny black beak. He sat on the reeds by the side of the river shouting to anyone who would listen, “Look at me! Am I not beautiful? Look at my bright ...

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Weaver bird loved to boast about his beautiful bright feathers and sparkly nest made of shiny paper and sweet wrappers. He mocked the other animals for their dull appearance and dull homes. But they knew that sometimes it was better to be dull and safe than to shine brightly.

What does an angel look like?

One day at school, Teacher Jane told them about angels. Sharon was so excited about what she had learnt that she told her mom about all the good things that angels do as soon as she got home that day.

“Mom, what does an angel look like?” ...

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The Magic Hour

Not so long ago, in fact in the time when my great-great-grandmother was a young girl, a chicken and a cow were friends.

One day, as they walked along the fields, Chicken fluffed her feathers and wiggled her tail feathers. She was fidgety. ...

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A ghost in Granny's pyjamas

Posted on January 9th, 2022
Author:
Story by Kai Tuomi

Illustrated by Magriet Brink and Leo Daly