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Goat, dog, and Malu Goat, Dog, and Cow Chèvre, Chien et Vache

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Anthonia Ujene

Language Nigerian Pidgin

Level Level 2

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Goat, Dog and Malu dem be friends. Na so one day dem come travel inside moto.

Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.

Chèvre, Chien et Vache étaient de très bons amis. Un jour ils firent un voyage en taxi.


Wen dem reach where dem dey go, na em the driver come ask for moni. Malu pay em own.

When they reached the end of their journey, the driver asked them to pay their fares. Cow paid her fare.

Quand ils atteignirent la fin de leur voyage, le chauffeur leur demanda de payer leurs tarifs. Vache paya son tarif.


Dog put small moni join as em moni no complete

Dog paid a bit extra, because he did not have the correct money.

Chien paya un petit peu plus parce qu’il n’avait pas la monnaie exacte.


D drive bin wan give Dog change wen goat take style run, e no pay oo.

The driver was about to give Dog his change when Goat ran away without paying anything.

Le chauffeur était prêt à donner Chien sa monnaie quand Chèvre est partie sans payer du tout.


D driver vex no be small so ta e no give Dog change sef

The driver was very annoyed. He drove away without giving Dog his change.

Le chauffeur était très contrarié. Il partit sans donner Chien sa monnaie.


Till today, na so Dog da run follow car to check if na d driver wen day owe am change dey inside

That is why, even today, Dog runs towards a car to peep inside and find the driver who owes him his change.

Voilà pourquoi, même aujourd’hui, Chien court vers une voiture pour jeter un coup d’œil à l’intérieur et trouver le chauffeur qui lui doit sa monnaie.


Goat on em own level no dey try near moto. E dey dread make den no catch am come collect the moni e owe.

Goat runs away from the sound of a car. She is afraid she will be arrested for not paying her fare.

Chèvre fuit le son d’une voiture. Elle a peur qu’elle soit arrêtée pour ne pas avoir payé son tarif.


Cow no send if moto dey come or not. Na yanga e dey take waka for road as e no owe anybody.

And Cow is not bothered when a car is coming. Cow takes her time crossing the road because she knows she paid her fare in full.

Et Vache n’est pas gênée quand une voiture arrive. Vache prend son temps pour traverser la rue parce qu’elle sait qu’elle a payé son tarif en intégralité.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Anthonia Ujene
Language: Nigerian Pidgin
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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