Bune
Monica Ramabulana
Rob Owen

These kids are bored, they decided to play a game. Playing is fun they enjoy it.

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Musiiwa's father overheard them and called her inside the house. He started telling her about a sickness called Corona Virus or Covid 19. He warned her not to go playing

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He then gathered all the friends to tell them about the disease. He told them that the disease is contagious and show them different ways of infecting each other.

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Musiiwa told her father that her teacher also taught them about Corona Virus. The teacher said this sickness can infect everybody regardless of age, gender or race

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Musiiwa's dad told the kids that touching, talking and cuddling can transmit the disease from one person to another

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He told them to often wash their hands with soap for 20 seconds. He further told the kids to avoid touching their nose, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands

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He warned them not to play by cuddling nor share toys and told them to always wear face mask in public covering their mouth and nose.

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"The symptoms of this disease are like those of cold, flu and fever coupled with headache, tiredness, shot breath and painful muscles", Musiwa's father said.

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After explaining to them,kids did not listen they went to play with other friends. Unfortunately one of their friends didn't know she had a virus and infected them.

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Musiiwa began coughing, sweating and started to fall sick. She was scared because the coughing was very bad.

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She was rushed to hospital and got admitted for many days in isolation ward. It was such a painful experience for her and parents because they could not visit her.

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At home the family was saddened by Musiiwa's absence. Dinner was no longer delicious because they were missing her so much.

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After some weeks in hospital Musiiwa recovered and went back home. It was great joy for her and family.

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She then became careful to regularly wash hands with soap, wearing of face mask in public, avoiding crowded places.

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Bune
Author - Monica Ramabulana
Illustration - Rob Owen, Catherine Groenewald, Brandan Reynolds, james, Jesse Breytenbach, Marleen Visser, Monge Tlaka, Brian Wambi, Josef Reischig
Language - English
Level - First sentences