Two hungry boys
Clare Verbeek
Bronwen Heath
English

Ben and Thabo are two hungry boys.

1

Granny is making ten cupcakes. She puts them on a plate.

2

Ben takes one cupcake. Thabo takes two cupcakes.

3

Ben takes four cupcakes. Thabo takes two cupcakes.

4

How many cupcakes did Ben eat? How many cupcakes did Thabo eat? How many cupcakes are left for granny?

5
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Two hungry boys
Author - Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustration - Bronwen Heath
Language - English
Level - First words
© School of Education and Development (Centre for Adult Education), University of Kwazulu-Natal 2007
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