Monkey and the boy
Thembi Mthombeni
Salim Kasamba
English

The was a rude boy called Thabo who lived with his grandpa.

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One day grandpa sent him to his uncles place to drop a parcel. He agreed and went straight away.

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On his way he met an injured monkey. The monkey was pleased to see him and asked help, the boy passed the monkey and pretended that he didn't hear it. And he said "animals are useless I don't know why god created them"

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When he arrived at the river and about to cross, he couldn't because the river was full.

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He tried to cross by throwing stones to step on but he couldn't. He sat down and started crying

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While he was crying the injured monkey came by and asked him " why are you crying"? He answered " I want to cross the river to my uncles place"

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The monkey looked at him and felt sad. It lifted him up and crossed the river.

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Monkey and the boy
Author - Thembi Mthombeni
Illustration - Salim Kasamba, Jesse Breytenbach, Adonay Gebru, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, Rob Owen, Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
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