Kpatema, Anywya man Kokombo
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Ka kpatema je ne.

Ka anywya je ne.

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Kpatema vea anywya ve kenger sha windoo.

Ve kenger sha windoo.

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Man kpatema vea anywya ve nenge a kokombo!

Kokombo ngu iyol pinki.

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Kpatema man anywya soo u kôron kokombo.

Kpatema man anywya dondo sha kokombo.

They follow the butterfly.

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Kpatema man anywya ve dondo kokombo sha angahar. Mba van kokombo ken jime.

Kokombo ngu fele fele dedoo. Kokombo ngu fele fele man kpatema vea anywya di mba fele fele ga. Mba zouloo.

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Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by bike. They ride after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is very fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are very slow.

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Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by car. They drive after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is still too fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still too slow.

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Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by boat. They float after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is super-fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still super-slow.

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Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by plane. They fly after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is still super-super-fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still super-super-slow.

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Then Cat and Dog stop. They stop and sit down. They sit down at a tree.

They sit down at a big tree.

But then...

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They see one butterfly in the tree.

They see two butterflies in the tree.

They see three butterflies in the tree.

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They see a hundred butterflies!

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Bye bye Cat.

Bye bye Dog.

Bye bye butterflies.

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Kpatema, Anywya man Kokombo
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Joyce Terumbur Dankaro
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Tiv
Level - First paragraphs