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A boy running after a tyre.

Kgantsadiake yo monnye wa sekopa Lazy little brother

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Antonia Madi

Setswana

Level 1

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

Ke a tsoga ke gotsa molelo.

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.

Ke tlhatlhaya metse.

I boil some water.

A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

Ke rata dikgong tse di gotsang.

I chop the firewood.

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

Ke hudua pitsa.

I stir the pot.

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

Ke feela boalo.

I sweep the floor.

A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

Ke tlhatswa dijana.

I wash the dishes.

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

Ke ka ntlha ya eng ke dira thata jana… …fa kgantsadiake ene a tshameka?

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: Antonia Madi

Language: Setswana

Level: Level 1

Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook

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Mmele wame Katse ya me e kae? Go bala ditshedi Apaya Maikutlo Leba ditshedi Diaparo tsa sekolo Pedi O dira eng? Kwena e e ne e tshwerwe ke tlala Moriri Buka ya seemo sa bosa Molelo Ke rata go buisa!

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