Jaaka the fisherman
Tom Sabwa
Zablon Alex Nguku
English

This is Jaaka the fisherman from Naminya.

1

He fishes on the river Nile.

2

He has a boat, fishing net and a hook.

3

He always wakes up very early in the morning to catch the Nile perch.

4

At around 10am, he's selling his catch in Jinja central market.

5

Jaaka what happened? Was it a loss?

He's so sad.

6

"Today the situation is bad. The Nile breeze did not permit me to fish. And one perch swam away with my hook."

7

"But I have hope that tomorrow will be good, because I've bought a new hook."

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Jaaka the fisherman
Author - Tom Sabwa, Children’s Development Center at Masese
Translation - Cornelius Wambi Gulere
Illustration - Zablon Alex Nguku
Language - English
Level - First sentences
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