My body belongs to me.
Mbali maDladla Ngidi
Thulisile Msomi

My name is Angel and I am eight years old. I have a beautiful tiny body

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My mom taught me that my body is private. Nobody is allowed to touch it but me.

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I have a head, shoulders, knees and toes. Other parts I have are not in open view. Meaning that they are hidden. I call them my private part.

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Mom and dad once told me that I was their little princess and if someone hurt me to always tell them.

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One day when we were visiting my grand parents house, my uncle came into the the bedroom I was playing in. He hugged and touched me in one of the places that is hidden. I got so scared and just stood where I was.

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I thought:
This is my private part! Why did he do that?

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He said we should keep it our little secret and I shouldn't tell anyone. But, I remembered what my parents had told me. I ran out of the room and I yelled Mom! Dad!

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I told mom and dad what had taken place. They said they were proud I told them right away.

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They believed what I told them. When they went to the bedroom, my uncle was no longer there. He ran away.

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I was so glad I remembered what my mom taught me.

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This is my body and it belongs to me.


The end!

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My body belongs to me.
Author - Mbali maDladla Ngidi
Illustration - Thulisile Msomi, Jesse Breytenbach
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs