Bride wealth
Nambi Sseppuuya Community Resource Centre
Wiehan de Jager

An old woman gave an egg to her grandson.

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The boy gave the egg to berry pickers.

They broke it.

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The boy cried, “That egg was for bride wealth!”

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The berry pickers gave him a stick.

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The boy gave the stick to builders.

They broke it.

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The boy cried, “That stick belonged to the berry pickers!”

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The builders gave him a bundle of grass.

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The boy met a herder.

A cow ate the grass.

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The boy cried, “That grass belonged to the builders!”

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The herder gave the boy a cow.

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The boy found a marriage celebration.

They slaughtered his cow.

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The boy cried, “That cow belonged to the herder!”

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The bride’s family gave him the bride.

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Bride wealth
Author - Nambi Sseppuuya Community Resource Centre
Adaptation - African Storybook
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First words