Let it rain
Mbali Simelane
Andrews Opoku Antwi

Harmony: agreement of ideas, feelings, or actions, or a pleasing combination of different parts.
Wilt: to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident.
Crops: a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant.

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Once upon a time in the heart of Africa there was a small village.

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The villagers lived in harmony with the land, tending their crops and livestock with care and love.

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But one day, something began to change in the valley.

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The grasses started to wilt and the trees began to droop, the villagers were concerned and they called upon their wise elder Nomvula to help them understand what was happening.

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The elder sat with the villagers under the shade of a spreading Baobab tree and listened to their worries.

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Then, she went up a hill and started to pray to the village ancestors and Gods for rain and for their land to heal.

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After two days the rain poured and the villagers were happy again.

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Let it rain
Author - Mbali Simelane
Illustration - Andrews Opoku Antwi, Condile Thabiseni Sibiya, Isaac Okwir, Michelangelo Quaye Anang, Saulsville, Sean Whitehead, Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - Longer paragraphs