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Selemeng's cats
Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Marleen Visser and Wiehan de Jager
English
Selemeng loves cats.

There are many cats at her house.
Selemeng has one black cat.

This cat eats a lot of meat.
Selemeng has one fat cat.

This cat eats everything.
Cat number three, runs up a tree.

This cat gets stuck in the tree.
Selemeng climbs the tree. She gets stuck with cat three.

Selemeng's mother has to help them get down.
Selemeng has two lazy cats.

They lie outside in the sun all day.
Selemeng has three busy cats.

They catch rats in the kitchen at night.
Selemeng has one dog. His name is Lirafi.

Lirafi has no friends. He is sad.
Selemeng's cats do not like Lirafi.

They chase him out of the house. Lirafi runs away.
Selemeng finds Lirafi and brings him home.

The cats are not happy. They do not want to see Lirafi again.
How many cats does Selemeng have?

She has eight cats.
How many dogs does Selemeng have?

She has one dog. Where is Lirafi now?
How many cats do you have at home?

How many dogs do you have at home?
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Selemeng's cats
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Translation - Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Illustration - Marleen Visser and Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source http://paleng.weebly.com/.
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Adurroota Caalaa
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Sulemaanʊ abʊnyaʊ
      Anii (Adaptation)
    • Tungowe twa Selemeng
      ChiNambya (Translation)
    • Kiti dza Selemeng
      ChiShona (Translation)
    • Bakaaze ba Selemengi
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Bakaaze ba Selemengi
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Ma cona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Acona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Ebibusi bia Selemeng'
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Les chats de Selemeng
      French (Translation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Selemeng
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Mpundu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Amakati kaZamo
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • P'aka a Charo
      KiGiryama (Translation)
    • Mbaka sya Selemeng'e
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Injangwe za Sano
      Kinyarwanda (Adaptation)
    • Paka wa Sigei
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Selemenge na niawu
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Chipuusi cha Silali
      Lubukusu (Translation)
    • Puusi dha Kelementi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Ng'ipakae Selina
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Tsipusi tsia Selemeng
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Selemeng cats dem
      Pidgin English (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Mpaka jwa Subo
      Pokomo (Translation)
    • Dikatse tša Selemeng
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Dikatse tša Selemeng
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Likatse tsa Selemeng
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Original)
    • Dikatse tsa Selemeng
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Dikatse tsa ga Selemeng
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Emakati a-Bakhona
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Zwimange zwa Tshilima
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
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