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Goat, Dog, and Cow with TV
Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Marleen Visser
English
Cow, Goat, and Dog went to town in a taxi.

They were going shopping.
Cow bought a TV.
Goat bought a blanket.
Dog wanted to buy new shoes.

But he did not have enough money.
The three friends went home in a taxi.
Did you see Cow standing in a field doing nothing?

It is because she is thinking about her TV.
Did you see Goat running away from cars?

It is because he is worried that someone might steal his blanket.
Did you see Dog running towards cars?

Now he has enough money to buy his shoes. He wants to go to town.
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Goat, Dog, and Cow with TV
Author - Fabian Wakholi
Adaptation - Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Illustration - Marleen Visser
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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Original source http://paleng.weebly.com/.
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Bok, Hond en Koei
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • ፍየል፣ ውሻና ላም
      Amharic (Translation)
    • الماعز و الكلب و البقرة
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Dyel, Gwok Kodi Dhyaŋ
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Goat, Dog and Cow (Colour-in)
      English (Translation)
    • La Chèvre, Le Chien Et La Vache
      French (Translation)
    • Imbuzi, inja nekomo
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Mbui, Ngiti Na Ng'ombe
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Ihene, Imbwa n'Inka
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe (Paka rangi)
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Wambuzi, Wambwa ne Wante (Colour-in)
      Luganda (Translation)
    • Imbusi, Imbwa ni Ingaafu (Colour-in)
      Lumasaaba (Original)
    • Embusi, Embwa N’Eŋombe
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Wambuzi, Wambwa ni Wante
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Enkíné, Oldía Ó Enkíténg
      Maa (Translation)
    • Akine, Ing'ok Ka Aite
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Imbusi, Imbwa Nende Ing’Ombe
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • A Cabra, O Cachorro E a Vaca
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Ihene, Imbwa Ninka
      Rufumbira (Translation)
    • Embuzi, Embwa ne Ente
      Rukiga (Translation)
    • Embuzi, Embwa, ne Ente
      Runyankore (Translation)
    • Embuzi, Embwa, N’Ente
      Rutooro (Translation)
    • Khomo, Pooli, le Ntja, le TV
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Adaptation)
    • Podi, Ntja le kgomo e nang le thelebishene
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Podi, Ntšwa le Kgomo
      Setswana (Translation)
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