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

ǃ’Hoan kaice gǂa’in A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Kileni A. Fernando

Read by Cwi Debe, Gǂkao J. B. Kxao, Kaqece Khallie N!ani, Kileni A. Fernando, Sylvia Fernandu, Tsemkxao Cwi

Language Ju|’hoansi

Level Level 2

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

Ha ǁhao koh kaice ǃoma.

His hoe was too short.


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

Ha tjutzi koh kaice ǃoma.

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.

Ha gǃahm koh kaice ǃoma.

His bed was too short.


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

Ha ǀ’uri koh kaice ǃoma.

His bicycle was too short.


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

ǃ’Hoan he koh kaice gǂa’in!

This man was too tall!


A very tall man holding a hoe.

Ha koh kuru ǁhaoǃ’an kaice gǂa’in.

He made a very long hoe handle.


A very tall man standing outside a house.

Ha koh kuru tjutzi gǃxama kaice gǂa’in.

He made very high door frames.


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

Ha koh kuru gǃahma kaice gǂa’in.

He made a very long bed.


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

Ha koh ǁ’ama ǀ’uri kaice gǂa’in.

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.

Ha koh nǀanga gǀaxua kaice gǂa’in. Te ‘m ǀxoa forkoa kaice gǂa’in.

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


A house in a forest.

Ha nǁah ha ǃaoh te ua tzi, te gǀae gea kuri sa ǂhai.

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: Kileni A. Fernando
Read by: Cwi Debe, Gǂkao J. B. Kxao, Kaqece Khallie N!ani, Kileni A. Fernando, Sylvia Fernandu, Tsemkxao Cwi
Language: Ju|’hoansi
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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