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The magic paintbrush (with activities)

Posted on November 24th, 2021
Author:
Story by Wendy Hartmann

Icebo lonwabu oluvilaphayo

Emandulo, emuzini owawunokuthula wakwaMudavula, kwakuhlala unwabu olwaluvilapha kabi. Ngaleso sikhathi, izilwane zazilima ukuze zizondle zona kanye nemindeni yazo. Zonke zazilima ngaphandle kukaNwabu. Ngenxa yobuvila bakhe, wayengafuni ukusebenza ...

Iphutha elikhulu

Kwabe kuwusuku oluhle oluvilaphisayo nje uma ugudla osebeni lomfula. Yonke into yayithule ithe cwaka. Uwodwa umsindo owawuzwakala okwakungokaNyonencane owayetshiloza kancane ngesikhathi ehlanza amazinyo amakhulu ayisicaba kaMvubu.

 

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Iphutha elikhulu

Kwabe kuwusuku oluhle oluvilaphisayo nje uma ugudla osebeni lomfula. Yonke into yayithule ithe cwaka. Uwodwa umsindo owawuzwakala okwakungokaNyonencane owayetshiloza kancane ngesikhathi ehlanza amazinyo amakhulu ayisicaba kaMvubu.

UMvubu ...

Thato, the dreamer

Posted on November 11th, 2021
Author:
Pirai Mazungunye

Inunukazi yasenyangeni esasiliva

UFlossie, igundane lasendle, wayegijima otshanini ngokuphuthuma okukhulu ngangamandla ezinyawana zakhe ezazingambeletha ngawo. “Eyi! Eyi!” edonsa umoya, “Angeke ngifike ekhaya ngesikhathi!”

 

Ilanga lase livele lizilahla ...

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* Children older than 11 years would enjoy reading this story on their own

Flossie the field mouse was terrified of the silver moon monster that hunted at night. Then she met Maxwell, a moth with giant eyes on its wings who wasn’t scared of anything at all. But would Maxwell be able to protect Flossie from the terrible monster?

USefako nengwenya eculayo

Eminyakeni eminingi eyadlula, esigodini esikude, kwakuhlala intombazane enhle ebizwa ngokuthi nguSefako. USefako wayethandwa ngamadoda amaningi esigodini sakubo. Ayeze abhale izinkondlo kanye nezingoma encoma ubuhle bakhe. Kodwa-ke uSefako ayikho ...

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* 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

Beautiful Sefako refused to marry any of the men of her village. Now Sefako often slept near the river when she collected water. There, a crocodile saw beautiful Sefako and sang of his love for her while she slept. She heard his song in her dreams and decided to meet the singer who had stolen her heart.

Iminenke nayo inemizwa!

Iminenke eyayihlala esivandeni sikaNkk Mondliwa yayingajabule neze neze.

“SENGICIKEKILE!” kuvungama uMnenke uSlimy.

“Nami futhi,” kuvuma uSpeedy umngani wakhe omkhulu. “Kungani thina minenke singathandwa kakhulu ngezinye ...

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* 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

The bugs in Mrs Mondliwa’s garden want the snails out. They complain that the snails leave slippery slime everywhere they go, eat, and destroy the plants and cause traffic jams because they are so slow. The snails have two days to prove that they can be useful too, or else!

Umncane kakhulu

UMama Tau wayesebuyela ekhaya! Wayekade engekho isikhathi eside esayofunda, kanti umndeni wakhe wawumkhumbule. Wonke umuntu wayethakase kakhulu. Kodwa uThapelo, omncane kunazo zonke izingane, wayethakase ngokwedlulele.

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* Children older than 11 years would enjoy reading this story on their own

 

Mama Tau was coming home, and everyone had a special job to do for her welcome back party – except Thapelo. He was just too small. Then Bless the dog hid Mama’s present in the neighbour’s locked yard, and they needed someone who could fit through the hole in the fence to get it back.

UMntwana uShukela no-Awande, umbhaki

Kwakukhona umntwana wasebukhosini obizwa ngokuthi uShukela. UMntwana uShukela wayethiwe kanje ngenxa yothando lwakhe lwezinto ezimnandi ezifana namakhekhe, amabhisikidi, amathathi, amadonathi kanye nophudingi. UMntwana uShukela wayetotosiwe ...

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* 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

Prince Sugar loved sweet treats so much that no one else in his village was allowed to eat anything sweet. One day Awande the baker arrived and gave sweet treats to all the children. To appease the angry prince Awande agreed to bake a new treat for him every day – on condition that he eat the whole treat on that day …