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A boy running after a tyre.

Kauni kande kakamati kaudwa Lazy little brother

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Erwina N. Kanyenge

Language Rumanyo

Level Level 1

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A boy sitting in front of a campfire and a boy running after a tyre.

Na rambuka ntani na tweda mundiro.

I wake up and make fire.

A boy sitting in front of a pot of water boiling on a campfire and a boy playing with a toy car.

Ame kuyenyeka tumema.

I boil some water.

A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

Ame kutavaura vikuni vyakuhamekita mundiro.

I chop the firewood.

A boy stirring a pot on a campfire and a boy shooting a bird with a slingshot.

Ame kupirura mupoto.

I stir the pot.

A boy sweeping the floor and a boy playing with some toys.

Ame kukwera mundjugho palivhu.

I sweep the floor.

A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

Ame kukusha visha.

I wash the dishes.

A boy running after a tyre and a boy playing with some toys.

Morwa nke na rughanenanga ngudu… … muunyande uye ana kukarere kudana?

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Erwina N. Kanyenge
Language: Rumanyo
Level: Level 1
Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook
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