Story Seeds

One day Zinthle’s granny sat and watched Zinthle picking tomatoes in their garden. ‘Here, Granny, taste this,’ said Zinthle handing her grandmother a round, red tomato. “I grew it myself!” ‘Thank you, Zinthle, you really have green fingers,’ said Granny. Zinthle laughed. ‘I don’t think so, Granny. I just use Uncle Lazola’s growing…

Every morning, Siraaj’s father drives a truck. It is not an ordinary truck because it squirts water and has big, round brushes at the bottom near the wheels. Siraaj’s father says it is a big dirt monster that eats up the rubbish people leave behind in the streets and washes…

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…