Nal’ibali is about creating conditions that support learning. Children have to experience reading in the same way that adults do. They have to be able to choose books they like, read in the languages they want to read in, write what they like and find comfortable spaces to read in and feel nurtured. In reading club spaces, children have to feel the excitement we...
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.
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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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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Long ago, in the peaceful village of Mudavula, there lived a very lazy chameleon. At that time, all the animals farmed the land to feed themselves and their families. All except Chameleon. Because of his laziness, he did not want to work like ...
It was a nice, lazy day along the river. Everything was very quiet. The only noise was Little Bird chirping softly while he cleaned Hippo’s big, flat teeth.
Hippo was enjoying getting his teeth cleaned. He lay with his head out of ...
Flossie, the field mouse, scurried through the grass as fast as her little legs could carry her. “Eish! Eish!” she gasped, “I will never get home in time!”
The sun was already setting. Dark shadows lay all around her. “Eish! Soon it ...
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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?
Many years ago, in a faraway village, there lived a beautiful girl called Sefako. Sefako stole the hearts of many men in the village. They would write poems and songs praising her beauty. But Sefako was not interested in marrying any of them, and ...
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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.
The snails who lived in Mrs Mondliwa’s garden were very unhappy.
“I’VE HAD IT!” grumbled Slimy Snail.
“Me too,” agreed Speedy, his best friend. “Why can’t we snails be liked more by the other garden ...
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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!
Mama Tau was coming home! She had been away for a long time studying, and her family missed her. Everyone was very excited. But Thapelo, the youngest of all her children, was the most excited.
On the day of Mama Tau’s arrival, the family ...
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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.
There was once a prince named Sugar. Prince Sugar was named after his love of sweet treats like cakes, biscuits, tarts, doughnuts and puddings. Prince Sugar was so spoilt that he wouldn’t share any of his sweet treats with the village ...
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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 …
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