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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

Mukafumu wamure ngudu A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Erwina N Kanyenge

Language Rumanyo

Level Level 2

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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

Litemo lyendi kwa kalire lyalifupi ngudu.

His hoe was too short.


A very tall man and a boy standing outside a house; the doorway is too low for him.

Mpito yalivero lyendi kwa kalire yayifupi ngudu.

His doorway was too low.


A very tall man in bed with his feet hanging off the edge of the bed, and a boy standing next to him looking at his feet.

Mbete yendi kwa kalire yayifupi ngudu.

His bed was too short.


A very tall man riding a bicycle too small for him.

Mbashikora yendi kwa kalire yayifupi ngudu.

His bicycle was too short.


A very tall man standing in front of a crowd of people.

Mukafumu uno kwa kalire wamure ngudu!

This man was too tall!


A very tall man holding a hoe.

A tende mupondo wa kukwatera litemo waure ngudu.

He made a very long hoe handle.


A very tall man standing outside a house.

A tende mpito yalivero yakuyeruka unene.

He made very high door frames.


A man in a long bed and a boy standing next to him.

A tende mbete yayire unene.

He made a very long bed.


A very tall man riding a high bicycle and a boy sitting in a basket on the back.

A ghuru mbashikora yayire unene.

He bought a very high bicycle.


A very tall man sitting on a very high chair eating with a long fork, and a boy sitting next to him at the top of a ladder.

Ghuye a shungiri pashipuna shashire unene. A lita naforoko yayire ngudu.

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.


A house in a forest.

Ghuye a shuvu ndjugho yendi makura aka tunga mumutitu waunene. A ka paruka mwaka dadingi.

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Erwina N Kanyenge
Language: Rumanyo
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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