Story Seeds

Long ago, there was a land filled with every kind of fruit tree. The only fruit that nobody had ever seen or tasted, was the lemon. One day, the king’s favourite daughter, Bokang, fell ill. Many doctors and sangomas tried to help her, but Bokang didn’t get better. At last, a very…

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 woman made food over a fire while her husband looked for wood washed up by the sea to carve beautiful things: birds, people and…

One day long ago, a girl called Lerato was walking through the veld when she saw a little black pig fast asleep under a bush. “Aha,” said Lerato. “We will eat well tonight.” Lerato grabbed the little pig, but to her surprise, it squeaked, “Please, let me go! I’ll reward you – I’m…

Lion was the king of the beasts. He was proud of his roar, and he was proud of his sharp teeth and claws, but he was most proud of his beautiful golden coat and mane. One day, as he drank from a pond, Lion noticed that his mane was looking rather patchy….

One weekend, Thandi and Zulfah found a cone that had been made from old cardboard. Thandi looked through one end and Zulfah looked through the other. They saw each other’s eyes! Next they decided to sing through the cone at the same time but their sounds crashed together! ‘First let me…

One evening when David’s dad got home from work, they were both feeling very hungry. But David was looking very grubby from all the playing he had been doing after school! ‘Time for your bath,’ said Dad. ‘I don’t want to bath tonight, thank you, Dad,’ said David. ‘Well, I’m afraid you need…