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A curse or a blessing! | It has been raining for three days. There is water everywhere. There is a problem. The only bridge linking Napetet village with the shopping centre has been carried away by water.
To make it worse many houses have been washed away by floods. Only permanent houses remain standing.
We had waited for the rains! What see... |
A Dancer's Tale The Story of Phyllis Spira | Once upon a time, in Joburg's Orange Grove, a little girl called Phyllis was born into the world. Two people in love, hugged their sweet little babe. No-one knew then, what a dancer they'd made.
By the time she was four, she had learned very quick. She impressed all her teachers, with her ducky feet flicks! Before sch... |
A Fish and a Gift | One special Friday Yusuf’s father gets dressed before a flicker of light brightens the sky. He pulls on his heavy weather-proof jacket and the green woolen cap that covers his ears. He waves his boy goodbye. Yusuf’s eyes brighten when Papa says, “Today is the day I will catch a fish and bring a gift home for you.”
A f... |
A house for Mouse | Mouse was looking for a new house.
This looks like a nice house.
“You can come and sleep with me,” said Puppy. “Thank you,” said Mouse.
That night, Mouse’s dreams were bouncy and muddy.
“You can come and sleep with me,” said Parrot. “Thank you,” said Mouse.
That night, Mouse’s dreams were noisy and wild.
“You can... |
A Tiny Seed The Story of Wangari Maathai | In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.
Wangari loved being outside. In her family’s food garden she broke up the soil with her machete. She pressed tiny seeds into the warm earth.
Her favourite time of day was just after suns... |
Adun, the beautiful | Adun was very beautiful. All the men in her village wanted to marry her. But Adun refused them all.
One market day, a man borrowed legs from another man, and arms from another, and a body from a third man. Then this man joined all the parts together. He put his head on top and went to the market.
This man wanted Adun... |
Amazing Daisy | Once upon a time on a little farm near a little village
there lived a little chicken called Daisy.
“When I grow up, I want to fly high, high into the sky,” Daisy said.
But all the other chickens laughed at her.
“You are so weird,” they said. “We won’t play with you anymore.”
“Daisy, we can all flap our wings but i... |
Anansi and Wisdom | Long long ago people didn't know anything. They didn't know how to plant crops, or how to weave cloth, or how to make iron tools. The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the world. He kept it safe in a clay pot.
One day, Nyame decided that he would give the pot of wisdom to Anansi. Every time Anansi looked i... |
Animals of Uganda | These are giraffes. They have very long necks. They eat leaves from tall trees. What colour is a giraffe?
This is an elephant. The males have white tusks. They have large ears. Elephants have long trunks. They use their trunks to pick leaves off the tall trees. Elephants eat grasses and leaves. What colour is the elep... |
Baby who cried | |
Byantaka and the dead pot | Once upon a time, there was a man called Byantaka who had a cow. Each day Byantaka grazed his cow. He also gave the cow water to drink. But Byantaka only had a very small pot for water.
So he went at his neighbour’s home to borrow a bigger pot for water. His neighbour agreed to lend Byantaka his biggest clay pot sayin... |
Chicken and Millipede (Level 3) | Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who was the best player.
They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started... |
Crushed louse | Long time ago, there were two young men who lost their cows. They looked for the cows until it was late.
As it got dark, they saw a light in a house. They agreed to go and ask for a place to sleep.
They went to the house and knocked. The door opened and they went in. The young men didn't see anyone. But they heard a ... |
Danger of abandoning a mother | There lived a man called Lodipo. He lived with his two wives, Akai and Akitela.
Lodipo’s first wife, Akai, was the only one who helped his blind mother.
One day, Lodipo’s younger wife, Akitela, said, “Let us move away to a safer village.” The current place was constantly attacked by cattle raiders and Akitela felt un... |
Disagreement among occupations | In a village there was a disagreement among people of different occupations. Everyone thought their work was the most important!
The teacher said that he had the most important occupation. “Without teachers you could not go to school and learn.”
The builder said that he had the most important occupation. “Without bui... |
Donkey Child | It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.
As the shape moved closer, she saw that it was a heavily pregnant woman.
Shy but brave, the little girl moved nearer to the woman. “We must keep her with us,” the little girl’s people decided. “We’ll keep her and her child safe.”
The child was ... |
Elders | Once upon a time there was a husband and wife with children. The mother prepared food for the family each day. She would bring the meal to the table for them to eat.
The father would divide the meat. He would say to the eldest child, “I am old enough for meat. Here is yours. Wait until you are older.”
Then he would s... |
Elephant and Chameleon | Once upon a time in a big palace, there lived a king and his beautiful daughter, the princess.
Elephant lived in a house on one side of the palace. Chameleon lived on the other side.
At this time, there was a terrible drought across the land. The king had an idea and called his two neighbours to the palace.
The kind... |
Father and son | Eddawaliwo omusajja nga ye Nsangabisibe. There was a man called Enzo.
Omusajja ono yalina mutabani nga ye Mudduawulira. This man had a son. The son's name was Paul.
Lumu taata yagamba mutabaniwe nti jangu tutambuleko. One day the man said to his son, “Let’s go for a walk.”
Bwe baali batambula, nebasanga omugugu omus... |
First man and first woman | Long long ago when the earth was new, great mountains covered the world like a blanket, and tall trees spiked the sky.
In this world, there was a deep dark pool, silent and cold.
At the bottom of this pool were two snakes. One had thick strongly patterned coils, and the other was smaller and more delicate.
Then one ... |
Fox and Rooster | There was a time when all the animals lived together as friends. One day they decided to have a meeting to elect a king.
Rooster wanted to be king. So he lied to the other animals. He told them, “The red comb on my head is fire! Don’t touch the comb on my head!”
The other animals believed Rooster. They decided to ele... |
Friends become enemies | Once upon a time there lived two friends, Hyena and Hare. Hyena was a hardworking farmer. He woke up early every morning and went to work in his field.
Hare woke up when it was already broad daylight. He would yawn and stretch. Then he would go looking for food.
Most mornings, Hare would take some seeds from Hyena’s ... |
Goat and the hyena’s knife | Once upon a time, there was a long dry spell. The animals ate all the grass in the country. Only the imbowa plants on the big trees survived.
One day Goat saw Hyena pass by with a knife. Goat asked for the knife so that she could cut imbowa plants to eat.
Hyena gave the knife to Goat. She cut down the climbing plant,... |
Goat, the false king | Once upon a time, there was a goat called Igodhoobe. Igodhoobe the goat was the king of farm animals and birds. He lived a good life. One day, Igodhoobe the goat called all the animals and birds to a meeting.
“My friends, I have called you because I had a dream,” said Igodhoobe the king. All the animals and birds kept... |
Greedy Kiundu | A long time ago, in the village of Nyamani, there lived a man known as Kiundu. He liked to eat very much. He especially liked to eat meat.
One day, the chief of the village invited all the villagers to his son’s wedding.
Kiundu also heard people talking about another wedding party in a nearby village called Katumbi. ... |
Guilty conscience | Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived with her three grandchildren.
Every morning they all went to work in the field. But one day, one of the girls said, “Grandmother, I don’t feel well today.”
So the old woman sent the child home.
When the girl got home, she saw that there was meat in the pot. She ate ... |
Hare tricks Elephant again | Once upon a time, Elephant and Hare were very good friends. They shared a large herd of camels, cattle, and sheep.
They grazed their animals in the valley of Kingilo. Sometimes they took the animals to the hills, where there was plenty of grass and water.
As the animals grazed, Hare and Elephant played games. They en... |
Hen and Eagle | Once upon a time, Hen and Eagle were friends. They lived in peace with all the other birds. None of them could fly.
One day, there was famine in the land. Eagle had to walk very far to find food. She came back very tired. “There must be an easier way to travel!” said Eagle.
After a good night’s sleep, Hen had a brill... |
Holidays with grandmother | Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their grandmother. She lived in a fishing village near a large lake.
Odongo and Apiyo were excited because it was time to visit their grandmother again. The nigh... |
How tortoise’s nose became crooked | Once upon a time, Tortoise and Squirrel were very close friends. One day, Squirrel said to Tortoise, “My friend, we have no money, but market day is getting close. What business can we do to make some money?”
Tortoise responded, “You know I can make clay plates. I want you to join me in making plates to sell.” “Okay m... |
Hungry jackal and the sour grapes | Once upon a time there was a hungry jackal. He was walking around the bush looking for food.
He came upon a big orchard of fresh ripe grapes. He spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a high branch.
"Those look really delicious," he thought to himself.? He took a few steps back so that he could make his highest jump.... |
Hyena and Tortoise | A long time ago, in the village of Mkosi, there lived a greedy hyena.
In a nearby village, lived a timid tortoise. The hyena and the tortoise were friends.
Hyena heard that across the great western river lived bees that made delicious honey. These bees traveled once a year, and were away from their hives for a whole ... |
Kalabushe the talkative | Long time ago there lived a girl whose name was Kalabushe. Kalabushe was a very talkative girl. Kalabushe’s mother warned her not to talk too much, but Kalabushe did not listen.
One day, Kalabushe’s aunt fell sick. She lived across the valley on the other side of Kalabushe’s village.
Kalabushe’s mother was very busy ... |
Keeper and his special nursery | This is the story of Keeper and his nursery for orphaned animals.
August was a busy month for Keeper and his helpers at the nursery.
One year old Mkite arrived first. She came in an old green truck.
Keeper and his helpers were very sorry for Mkite. She was so thin and sad.
But soon, Mkite got stronger. She began to... |
Ketty the naughty girl | Once upon a time, there was a girl by the name of Ketty.
Whenever her mother asked Ketty to do anything, she would refuse.
One day Ketty's mother was sick. She asked Ketty to go to her grandmother and get medicine. On her way to grandmother, Ketty decided to swim in the river.
As the day passed, it began to get dark... |
King of the birds | Once long ago, the birds had a meeting. They wanted a king, just like people and animals. Which bird should be king?
"Eagle, he is strong and kingly!" said one bird. "No, he has no crown, and when he calls, he sounds too sad," said another. "Then Ostrich, because he is the largest and roars like a lion," one called ou... |
Letter to mum | Mother was finishing packing her clothes in a small bag.
As she went out the door, she hugged me and said, “Bye for now.”
“Where are you going, mum?” I looked up at her as I asked.
I started to cry wanting to follow her but dad lifted me up on his shoulder.
Dad said, “Your mother is going to the hospital to have a ... |
Little Ant’s big plan | Little Ant loved to read. Little Ant was often teased. “Ants don’t read. Ants must feed. Ants collect the food they need.”
Little Ant would read all day, he’d read and read the day away.
The other ants took what they found to store for winter underground.
His mum and dad got really mad, and Little Ant felt really ba... |
Lory Dory | One night Grandpa was tucking me in. His hands were soft and his hair was thin.
“I’m going to tell you a special story, about a girl named Lory Dory.”
You couldn’t see Lory Dory at all because she was born invisible.
You’d only see Lory when rain hit her head,
or when she was curled under blankets in bed.
Lory was... |
Maguru gives out legs | Long time ago, no animal had legs. They all used to crawl on the ground.
Only human beings had legs because Maguru had given legs to humans.
One day, Maguru decided to give legs to every animal. He walked round the village announcing from a loudspeaker. He wanted each animal to walk like a human being.
The animals w... |
Mulongo and the hyenas | There was once a girl called Mulongo who lived with her parents near the village of Budongo. One day Mulongo's mother sent her to fetch water at the well.
On the way, she met her friends. They were going to the forest to get firewood. Mulongo wanted to go with them. "Please wait for me under this muvule tree!" she sai... |
Mwari and the ogre | Once upon a time there lived a young girl called Mwari.
Her parents used to send her to collect firewood near the forest,but with caution not to go inside the forest for the forest was full of dangerous animals and ogres.
As she looked inside the forest she saw a big dry log lying on the ground. One day Mwari went to... |
My first pair of shoes | I had never worn shoes before. When I saw children wearing nice shoes, I would look at them with longing.
My mother would say, “You will have many pairs in the future, just wait!” Sometimes I did not believe her. “When is the future?” I asked her one day.
Time passed and it was nearly Christmas. Everybody was busy go... |
My friend Coco | When I was five years old, my uncle gave me a wonderful present. It was a three-week-old puppy! The day my uncle brought the puppy home, I was very happy. I knew I had a friend.
After putting him down, my uncle turned to me and asked, “What name will you give him?” I looked at my puppy, and said, “Coco.” My uncle was ... |
Namoratunga | Long time ago, in a Turkana village, people loved to dance the edonga dance.
Every evening they gathered together and danced edonga. The whole region came to know of this village and its dancers.
People from the nearby villages also came to dance edonga.
A stranger heard of the famous village. He sent his messenger ... |
Namukhaywa | Long time ago, in the village of Elunyiko, there lived a man called Ndong’a and his wife called Namukhaywa. They had six children. All of them were girls.
When Namukhaywa was pregnant with her seventh child, Ndong’a warned her, “If you give birth to another girl, I will leave you. But if you give me a baby boy, I wil... |
One hot Saturday afternoon | It was a very hot Saturday afternoon in December.
“Bontle and Mpho and Lerato, go out and play!” Mme said to us. “I don’t want you under my feet.” We ran out of the house.
“Let’s go to the river,” Lerato said. “It’s cooler there.” “But Mme told us not to swim in the river,” said Bontle. “We won’t swim,” answered Lera... |
Otukolia fights Lingiri | There existed a monstrous animal called Lingiri. It lived in a cave at the foot of a mountain.
Lingiri swallowed all the people on the earth. Except one pregnant woman.
This expectant mother lived alone near a forest. She would go to collect firewood to cook her food.
One time when she went to collect firewood, she ... |
Pontshibobo's tree (Colour-in) | Once upon a time, there was a young man called Pontshibobo. When he was little he was a very good boy. He had grown into a very good man. He respected everybody he met.
Pontsihibobo had a friend called Hippo. He was not respectful like Pontshibobo. One day Pontshibobo and Hippo were walking down the street together. H... |
Pontshibobo’s tree | Once upon a time, there was a young man called Pontshibobo. When he was little he was a very good boy. He had grown into a very good man. He respected everybody he met.
Pontsihibobo had a friend called Hippo. He was not respectful like Pontshibobo. One day Pontshibobo and Hippo were walking down the street together. H... |
Pumpkins | Once upon a time there was a family with twelve children.
In the spring, the man planted some seeds in their garden. He said to his family, “I found these seeds and I don’t know which plant they are from.” He warned them, “Don’t eat the fruit until we know what it is.”
The seeds quickly grew into plants. The plants l... |
Rain for Nomvula | “No Nomvula, don’t play with water. It is so scarce!” “But it’s hot, Mama! I feel like getting into this water. I want to be cool.”
“No, Nomvula. Don’t play with water. Water is scarce.” “But it’s hot, Mama, I’m thirsty. I’d like to drink cold water.”
It is raining. There is going to be a lot of water. Now I can’t pl... |
Rats! | There was a man who sold oil that he made in his house.
And in that house there were rats. Lots of rats!
Every day the rats looked at the oil and said, "How can we get that oil?"
The rats tried to put their mouths into the bottles. But the spaces in the bottles were too small.
The rats tried to tip over the bottles... |
Rooster and Hare | Once upon a time, there was a rooster and a hare. They were very good friends.
One night, Hare visited Rooster and his family at home. They enjoyed supper together.
Then came the time to go to bed. Hare saw that as Rooster and his family slept, their heads were hidden.
Hare saw that Rooster and his family slept very... |
Rooster and Leopard | Once upon a time all the animals lived together in the bush. The rooster was their chief.
Rooster told the animals that the comb on his head was made of fire. For this reason all the animals feared the rooster.
In those days, fire was made using a bow drill. One rainy day, Leopard’s bow drill got wet. She could not m... |
Singing the Truth The Story of Miriam Makeba | A long time ago, in the vast city of Johannesburg, a baby girl was born. That baby was me. My mom called me Miriam. Miriam Makeba.
Mom was a sangoma, but she also worked to make other people’s homes neat and clean. It was hard for my mom to earn enough for both of us. She started selling homemade beer to bring in more... |
The baboons that went this way and that | The people in a village of small huts were becoming unhappy. Wild animals began to come and frighten them.
These animals ate all their crops and even carried children away. It was not a good place to live any longer, but where could the people go?
One family found the answer. It was not hard to find food up in the hi... |
The girl who got rich | Once upon a time, there lived two sisters, Nelima and Nambuya. Their parents were dead. They lived on bare land. There was neither rain nor crops to eat. Whoever wanted food had to go a long distance to find any.
Nelima was a humble, quiet and helpful girl. Her sister Nambuya was proud and did not listen to advice. Sh... |
The girl who played. | Maama Bela gave a letter to Nekesa. ''Take this letter to Jjaja Kolo'' Said maama Bela.
Nekesa put on her shoes. She put the letter in her small bag and ran off.
She met her friends who were playing netball. ''Am taking this letter to Jjaja Kolo. I like to enjoy netball for some minutes. i must join you now'' Said ... |
The girl with one breast | A long time ago, there was a man who lived with his wife whom he loved very much. One day he took a walk to the forest. Along the way, he met a tall, slender, and very beautiful girl. He fell in love with her at first sight. The girl too readily accepted him. But she told him that she had only one breast.
So she told ... |
The Jungle School | There was a dark jungle.
It was a big dark jungle. There were lots of trees and a narrow path. Many animals and birds lived here.
One day, all the animals came together. "Did you hear?" asked Tota, the parrot. "Yes," said Hirni, the deer. "What?" asked Darpok, the rabbit. "We have a school in the jungle," answered Zh... |
The sick hyena | Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a time of great hunger. A very smart hyena pretended he was so sick he couldn’t even go out.
Lots of animals went to visit him in his home to comfort him. But none of them ever came out!
One beautiful afternoon, the rabbit arrived. He thought he would like to visit the hye... |
Vayu, the wind | Everytime I finish my hot, hot bath. My wet body feels so cool, cool cool. What makes that happen? Vayu, the wind!
The milk in my cup - too hot, too hot. But soon it is ready for me to gulp. Who makes that happen? Vayu, the wind!
The window curtains flutter and gently brush my face. Who makes it happen? Vayu, the win... |
We made a decision | My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.
We waited under one big tree for food donated by others.
We locked our houses early because of theft.
Many children dropped out of school.
Young girls worked as maids in other villages.
Young boys roamed around the village while others ... |
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