Long ago in South Africa.
People loved music, they loved to dance.

A girl named Lerato lived there.
She loved to dance.
She danced every day.

Every evening, she went outside.
She watched people dance.
She heard a big drum: boom boom!

One day, she asked,
"Grandma, where is our music from?"
Grandma smiled.

Grandma said,
"Long ago, families taught music."
"Children learned songs and dances."

Grandma said,
"Then things changed."
"Children could not learn their music at schools."
Lerato asked, "but why, Grandma?"
Grandma said, "Because the people in charge did not like our music"

Lerato felt sad.
"Did music stop altogether?" she asked.
Grandma said, "No"

"People kept music at home."
"They sang and danced."
"They danced with pride"

"Then South Africa became free."
"Children learned their music again."
"They danced with pride."

Lerato danced and smiled.
"Music tells our story!" she said.
The drum went boom boom!