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A boy running after a tyre.

Okamwamememati okananyalo Lazy little brother

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Rachel Nandjembo

Rachel Nandjembo

Oshindonga

Level 1

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

Ohandi penduka e tandi tema omulilo.

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.

Ohandi fulukitha omeya.

I boil some water.

A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

Ohandi panda iikuni.

I chop the firewood.

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

Ohandi pilula mombiga.

I stir the pot.

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

Ohandi kombo egumbo.

I sweep the floor.

A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

Ohandi yogo iiyaha.

I wash the dishes.

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

Omolwashike ndi na okulonga nuudhiginini… … manga omumwamememati ta dhana owala?

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: Rachel Nandjembo

Read by: Rachel Nandjembo

Language: Oshindonga

Level: Level 1

Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook

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