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Jaaka the fisherman
Cornelius Wambi Gulere
Zablon Alex Nguku
English
This is Jaaka the fisherman from Naminya.
He fishes on the river Nile.
He has a boat, fishing net and a hook.
He always wakes up very early in the morning to catch the Nile perch.
At around 10am, he's selling his catch in Jinja central market.
Jaaka what happened? Was it a loss?

He's so sad.
"Today the situation is bad. The Nile breeze did not permit me to fish. And one perch swam away with my hook."
"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 and Children’s Development Center at Masese
Translation - Cornelius Wambi Gulere
Illustration - Zablon Alex Nguku
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© Ugandan Community Libraries Association (Ugcla) 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Jaaka die visserman
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Sakarɩ bʊfɩlɩ kalaaja
      Anii (Adaptation)
    • Jaaka Le Pêcheur
      French (Translation)
    • Gabi Le Pêcheur
      French (Adaptation)
    • Gabi Le Pêcheur
      French (Adaptation)
    • UJaaka umlobi
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • U Jaaka Umdobi
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Petero Umurobyi
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Jaaka omuvubi
      Luganda (Adaptation)
    • Jaaka Omuvubi
      Lusoga (Original)
    • Jaaka Omuvubi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Jaaka O Pescador
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Jaaka Omuvubi
      Runyankore (Translation)
    • Jaaka Omusohi
      Rutooro (Translation)
    • Nhiaal ɛ wut mi deep rɛɛc
      Thok Nath (Nuer) (Translation)
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