Mzwandile: The selfless boy
Nthabiseng Nyambose
Melany Pietersen

There was a boy called Mzwandile.His grandfather had a farm and worked with him.

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Mzwandile helped in the garden and took care of animals.

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One day when his grandfather was not at home, his poor friend came and told him he has not eaten anything for the past two days.

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Mzwandile was sad and decided to steal his father's vegetables to help his poor friend.

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In the evening, the grandfather came back.He checked his garden to see if everything is alright.He noticed that there are few vegetables missing.

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He got angry and went inside the house to ask Mzwandile about the missing vegetables. "Mzwandile!" he shouted. "Grandpa" Mzwandile responded, his voice was trembling with fear.

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His grandfather shouted "where are my vegetables?" . Mzwandile responded "calm down Grandpa let me explain, Thando came here to ask for some vegetables andI gave him and I'm sorry I didn't tell you" he started crying.

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The grandfather accepted the apology and told Mzwandile to never take things without asking.He later asked Mzwandile take some vegetables and fruit to his friend's house.Mzwandile was so happy.

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Mzwandile: The selfless boy
Author - Nthabiseng Nyambose
Illustration - Melany Pietersen, Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs