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Dikatse tša Selemeng
Motlhago Sara Mohale
Jesse Breytenbach
Sepedi
Selemeng o rata dikatse.

Ke tše dintši ga gabo.
Selemeng o na le katse ye tee ye ntsho.

E ja nama kudu.
Selemeng o na le katse ya go nona kudu.

E ja sengwe le sengwe.
Katse ya boraro, e a kitima, ya namela mohlare.

Ya ba le bothata gore e tla fologa bjang mohlareng.
Selemeng le yena a namela mohlare.

Selemeng a ba le bothata le yena.

Mma wa Selemeng a swanela ke go tlo thuša Selemeng le katse go fologa mohlare.
Selemeng o na le dikatse tše pedi gape.

Di be di rata go orela letšatši mosegare ka moka.
Selemeng o na le dikatse tše tharo gape tša go phela di šoma.

Bošego di swara magotlo ka ntlong ya dijo.
Selemeng o na le mpša ye tee. Leina la yona ke Lirafi.

Lirafi ga ena bagwera. E kwatile.
Dikatse tša Selemeng ga di rate Lirafi.

Tša koba Lirafi ka ntlong. Lirafi ya tšhaba.
Selemeng a swanela ke go lata Lirafi gore e boe gae.

Dikatse tšona tša kwata.

Ga di nyake go bona Lirafi le ga tee.
Selemeng o na le dikatse tše kae ga gabo?

Ee, o na le dikatse tše seswai!
Selemeng o na le dimpša tše kae ga gabo?

Ee, o na le mpša ye tee.

Selemeng o rata dikatse tša gagwe tše seswai le mpša ya gagwe ye tee.
Wena ka gae, o nale dikatse tše kae?

Le dimpša tše kae?
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Dikatse tša Selemeng
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Translation - Motlhago Sara Mohale
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Sepedi
Level - First paragraphs
© 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 (Adaptation)
    • Bakaaze ba Selemengi
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Acona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Ma cona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Ebibusi bia Selemeng'
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Selemeng's cats
      English (Translation)
    • Les chats de Selemeng
      French (Translation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Mpundu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Selemeng
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • 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)
    • 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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