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

Omulumentu omule unene A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Rachel Nandjembo

Read by Rachel Nandjembo

Language Oshindonga

Level Level 2

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

Etemo lye efupi unene.

His hoe was too short.


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

Omweelo gwondunda ye omufupi unene.

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.

Ombete ye ofupi noonkondo.

His bed was too short.


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

Ombasikela ye ofupi noonkondo.

His bicycle was too short.


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

Omulumentu nguka omule unene!

This man was too tall!


A very tall man holding a hoe.

Okwa ningi omupini gwetemo omuleeleeka.

He made a very long hoe handle.


A very tall man standing outside a house.

Okwa ningi iikulo yomweelo gwondunda iileeleeka.

He made very high door frames.


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

Okwa ningi ombete ondeendeeka.

He made a very long bed.


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

Okwa landa ombasikela ondeendeeka.

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.

Oha kuutumba koshipundi oshileeleeka. Oha li nolufoloko oluleeleeka.

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


A house in a forest.

Okwa thigi po egumbo lye a ka kale mokuti okunene. Okwa kala moka oomvula odhindji.

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: Rachel Nandjembo
Read by: Rachel Nandjembo
Language: Oshindonga
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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