Raven's message
Tshepiso Mogaswa
Tshepiso Mogaswa
English

Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms.

One kingdom in the South, and one in the North.

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The rulers of these kingdoms used ravens to send messages to each other.

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One day, the king of the Northern kingdom sent a message to the Southern kingdom.

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The raven took the message and went home to her family.

They read the message together.

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The Northern king was declaring war on the South!

The ravens discussed this and decided to change the message.

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The raven delivered the new message to the Southern king.

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The message was: Let peace prevail among us.

The king smiled and sent the same message back to the Northern king.

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To this day, the kingdoms are at peace.

And no one knows that ravens can read.

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Raven's message
Author - Tshepiso Mogaswa
Illustration - Tshepiso Mogaswa
Language - English
Level - First sentences
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