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A silhouette of three girls carrying wood on their heads at sunset.

Nozibele e os três fios de cabelo Nozibele and the three hairs

Written by Tessa Welch

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira

Read by Alfredo Ferreira

Language Portuguese

Level Level 3

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Three girls carrying wood on their heads.

Há muito tempo atrás, três meninas saíram para catar lenha.

A long time ago, three girls went out to collect wood.


Three girls swimming in a river.

Fazia um dia muito quente, então foram até o rio para se refrescarem. Elas brincaram com a água e nadaram.

It was a hot day so they went down to the river to swim. They played and splashed and swam in the water.


A silhouette of three girls carrying wood on their heads at sunset.

De repente, perceberam que já estava tarde. Elas se apressaram até a aldeia.

Suddenly, they realised that it was late. They hurried back to the village.


Three girls carrying wood on their heads and one girl putting her hand to her neck.

Quando estavam chegando perto de casa, Nozibele colocou sua mão em volta do pescoço. Ela tinha esquecido seu colar! “Por favor, voltem até lá comigo!”, implorou a suas amigas. Mas elas disseram que estava muito tarde.

When they were nearly home, Nozibele put her hand to her neck. She had forgotten her necklace! “Please come back with me!” she begged her friends. But her friends said it was too late.


Someone picking up a necklace sitting on a rock near a river.

Então, Nozibele voltou até o rio sozinha. Encontrou seu colar e correu em direção a sua casa. Mas perdeu-se no escuro.

So Nozibele went back to the river alone. She found her necklace and hurried home. But she got lost in the dark.


A girl carrying wood on her head at night time and looking at a lit-up hut.

A distância, ela viu uma luz vindo de uma cabana. Correu em direção a ela e bateu na porta.

In the distance she saw light coming from a hut. She hurried towards it and knocked at the door.


A dog answering the door to a girl carrying wood on her head.

Para sua surpresa, um cachorro abriu a porta e disse, “o que você deseja?” “Estou perdida e preciso de um lugar para dormir,” disse Nozibele. “Entre ou lhe morderei!” disse o cachorro.

To her surprise, a dog opened the door and said, “What do you want?” “I’m lost and I need a place to sleep,” said Nozibele. “Come in, or I’ll bite you!” said the dog. So Nozibele went in.


A girl cooking and a dog standing next to her with their arms folded.

Depois o cachorro disse, “Cozinhe para mim!” “Mas eu nunca cozinhei para um cachorro antes, ela respondeu. “Cozinhe ou lhe morderei!” disse o cachorro. Então Nozibele cozinhou para o cachorro.

Then the dog said, “Cook for me!” “But I’ve never cooked for a dog before,” she answered. “Cook, or I’ll bite you!” said the dog. So Nozibele cooked some food for the dog.


A girl making a bed with a dog standing next to her with their arms folded.

Logo o cachorro disse, “Faça a cama para mim!” Nozibele respondeu, “Eu nunca fiz a cama para um cachorro.” “Faça a cama ou lhe morderei!” o cachorro disse. Então Nozibele fez a cama.

Then the dog said, “Make the bed for me!” Nozibele answered, “I’ve never made a bed for a dog.” “Make the bed, or I’ll bite you!” the dog said. So Nozibele made the bed.


A dog standing next to an open door talking to a girl and pointing.

Todos os dias ela tinha que cozinhar, varrer e lavar para o cachorro. Assim, um dia, o cachorro disse, “Nozibele, hoje, vou visitar uns amigos. Varra a casa, faça comida e lave as minhas coisas antes que eu volte.”

Every day she had to cook and sweep and wash for the dog. Then one day the dog said, “Nozibele, today I have to visit some friends. Sweep the house, cook the food and wash my things before I come back.”


Someone putting a hair under a bed, behind a door and by a fence.

No instante em que o cachorro saiu, Nozibele arrancou três fios de cabelo da sua cabeça. Colocou um fio embaixo da cama, um atrás da porta e o outro no curral. Então ela correu para casa o mais rápido que conseguiu.

As soon as the dog had gone, Nozibele took three hairs from her head. She put one hair under the bed, one behind the door, and one in the kraal. Then she ran home as fast as she could.


An angry-looking dog.

Quando o cachorro retornou, procurou Nozibele. “Nozibele, onde você está?” disse zangado. “Estou aqui embaixo da cama,” gritou o primeiro fio de cabelo. “Estou aqui atrás da porta,” disse o segundo fio. “Estou aqui, no curral,” disse o terceiro fio de cabelo.

When the dog came back, he looked for Nozibele. “Nozibele, where are you?” he shouted. “I’m here, under the bed,” said the first hair. “I’m here, behind the door,” said the second hair. “I’m here, in the kraal,” said the third hair.


Three boys waving sticks and a girl standing behind them.

Logo o cachorro notou que Nozibele tinha lhe enganado. Portanto, ele correu e correu todo o caminho até chegar à aldeia. Mas os irmãos de Nozibele estavam o esperando com três grandes pedaços de pau. O cachorro voltou correndo e nunca mais foi visto desde então.

Then the dog knew that Nozibele had tricked him. So he ran and ran all the way to the village. But Nozibele’s brothers were waiting there with big sticks. The dog turned and ran away and has never been seen since.


Written by: Tessa Welch
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Priscilla Freitas de Oliveira
Read by: Alfredo Ferreira
Language: Portuguese
Level: Level 3
Source: Nozibele and the three hairs from African Storybook
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