Baby and cranes
South African Folktale
Emily Berg
English

Mother and father left their baby with their older children.

1

The older children played and forgot about the baby.

2

One day, cranes came across the crying baby.

3

They lifted the baby in its blanket and flew away.

4

The mother saw four cranes flying away with her baby.

5

The cranes looked after the baby.

6

While the cranes were away, a frog swallowed the baby!

7

For three flies, the frog returned the baby to its parents.

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Baby and cranes
Author - South African Folktale
Adaptation - African Storybook, Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Emily Berg
Language - English
Level - First words
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