A crying unknown baby.
Ntokozo Tshabalala
Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi

There was a boy who was named John. He lived with his grandparents in a village called Daveyton Village in Free State.

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John grew up. He took a walk around the village and he saw a crying baby.

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He rushed there called for help. The community of the village rushed to him and asked him of what happened . John replied "I was taking a walk and I saw a crying baby ". The community asked him again and they said "Do you know this child?".

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John replied "No I don't ". Then the community leader took a baby to his home.

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The next day John was called to a community meeting of the unknown baby. John was asked to go to Faith the farmer and the settlers who lived nearby the river where the unknown baby was found. John agreed on that brilliant and clever idea.

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John did what he was told to do but he came back with nothing. The leader suggested that this situation must be reported to the king of the Daveyton Village.

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They went to the king and they found out that the queen was crying. They all hid to find out why the queen was crying.

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The king told the queen that she must stop crying. The queen said "How can I stop crying" , my baby is missing , my baby was lying on the bed.

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The king laughed like a hyena and he asked "how can you want that ugly child , he was like a duck"

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John and the community heard what the king was saying. They were all shocked.They came out. Others were riding donkeys.

Then they came out and the community leader said " My queen is it this your child ?" The king replied he said "No"

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The queen said "You lie , this is our baby , How can you deny our own child ?"

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The king said "Wow miracles happen" .Then the king took a phone and called someone and he said "Faith , the baby is found , now I'm going to jail " .
The king ran away like a scared rat and he was never found.

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John was rewarded by the queen of the village to own a tree of mangoes nearby her home.

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John told his grandparents of what happened . They were shocked but also happy that their grandson got rewarded by a queen.

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The queen lived happily with her child without the King.

The Queen's child grew up and he became a king of Daveyton village and he got married.

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A crying unknown baby.
Author - Ntokozo Tshabalala
Illustration - Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, Jacob Kono, Brian Wambi, Isaac Okwir, Leo Daly, Adonay Gebru, Salim Kasamba, Jesse Breytenbach, Magriet Brink, Abraham Muzee
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs