Jabu the naughty boy
Molatela Ephesia Khomo
Molatela Ephesia Khomo

There was a naughty boy called Jabu. He lived in a village called Voyenteen in Radium with his family, mother, father, brother and sister. Jabu was the youngest of them all.

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One day, Jabu's family had visitor's from Makapanstad. It was their motto to make food for visitor's when they go back home.

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Mother prepared soughum porridge and they slaughtered chicken for the visitors. Jabu's sister prepared the chicken and wrapped it up with a dish cloth.

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Jabu was schooling far from his home, more than 3 kilometers, from his home,but he was walking with other boy's from the neighboring houses. So he was the first to leave every morning.

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That morning Jabu found a chicken wrapped with a dish cloth on the table, he took a plastic bag and put that chicken, then left home.

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When the sister was busy preparing food for the visitors, there was no chicken in the kitchen. She was surprised, but as she knows Jabu, she immediately followed him.

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She started calling, Jabu, Jaabuu, then she found him holding a plastic in his hand and busy chewing something, she asked, "Jabu where is the chicken"?Jabu answered,"I don't know", "what are you eating",meat, Jabu replied.

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Then the sister took the plastic but the chicken was without wings, drumsticks and thighs. Jabu and his friends were enjoying the meat. "Jabu what am I going to give to the visitors".

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Jabu the naughty boy
Author - Molatela Ephesia Khomo
Illustration - Molatela Ephesia Khomo
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs