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Kgantsadiake yo monnye wa sekopa Lazy little brother

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Antonia Madi

Tswana

Level 1

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Ke a tsoga ke gotsa molelo.

I wake up and make fire.

Ke tlhatlhaya metse.

I boil some water.

Ke rata dikgong tse di gotsang.

I chop the firewood.

Ke hudua pitsa.

I stir the pot.

Ke feela boalo.

I sweep the floor.

Ke tlhatswa dijana.

I wash the dishes.

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: Tswana

Level: Level 1

Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook

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