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A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Tingi en die koeie Tingi and the cows

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Helena Vilonel

Language Afrikaans

Level Level 2

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A woman with her arm around a boy.

Tingi woon by sy ouma.

Tingi lived with his grandmother.


A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Hy het altyd saam met haar die koeie opgepas.

He used to look after the cows with her.


A woman with her arm around a boy and soldiers marching.

Eendag het soldate gekom.

One day the soldiers came.


A soldier pointing and two cows walking away.

Hulle het die koeie weggevat.

They took the cows away.


A woman and a boy running through a forest.

Tingi en sy ouma het weggehardloop en gaan wegkruip.

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.


A woman with her arm around a boy sitting in a dark forest.

Hulle het in die bosse weggekruip tot donker.

They hid in the bush until night.


A woman and a boy hiding in a forest and soldiers walking around.

Net toe het die soldate teruggekom.

Then the soldiers came back.


A woman hiding a boy under leaves in a dark forest.

Ouma het gou vir Tingi onder die blare weggesteek.

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.


A soldier stepping on a boy hiding under leaves in a dark forest.

Een van die soldate het reg op hom getrap, maar hy het doodstil gebly.

One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.


A woman and a boy walking out of the forest.

Toe dit veilig was, het Tingi en sy Ouma uitgekom.

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.


A woman and a boy walking to a house.

Hulle het baie saggies huis toe gesluip.

They crept home very quietly.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Helena Vilonel
Language: Afrikaans
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
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