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Two thieves
Candiru Enzikuru Mary
Marion Drew
English
Two thieves wanted to steal maize from a farmer's garden one night. They did not know about one another.
The first thief came and harvested a sack of maize.
The second thief entered the farmer's garden, leaving his bicycle outside.
The two thieves bumped into one another in the maize field. They both cried out, "Who are you?"
They both got a fright and ran away in opposite directions.
The first thief left behind his bag of maize.
The second thief left behind his bicycle.
When the farmer came he used the bicycle to carry the sack of maize.
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Two thieves
Author - Candiru Enzikuru Mary
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2016
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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