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Khalai talks to plants Khalai talks to plants

Written by Ursula Nafula

Illustrated by Jesse Pietersen

Read by Darshan Soni

Language English

Level Level 2

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This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.


Khalai wakes up and talks to the orange tree. “Please orange tree, grow big and give us lots of ripe oranges.”

Khalai wakes up and talks to the orange tree. “Please orange tree, grow big and give us lots of ripe oranges.”


Khalai walks to school. On the way she talks to the grass. “Please grass, grow greener and don’t dry up.”

Khalai walks to school. On the way she talks to the grass. “Please grass, grow greener and don’t dry up.”


Khalai passes wild flowers. “Please flowers, keep blooming so I can put you in my hair.”

Khalai passes wild flowers. “Please flowers, keep blooming so I can put you in my hair.”


At school, Khalai talks to the tree in the middle of the compound. “Please tree, put out big branches so we can read under your shade.”

At school, Khalai talks to the tree in the middle of the compound. “Please tree, put out big branches so we can read under your shade.”


Khalai talks to the hedge around her school. “Please grow strong and stop bad people from coming in.”

Khalai talks to the hedge around her school. “Please grow strong and stop bad people from coming in.”


When Khalai returns home from school, she visits the orange tree. “Are your oranges ripe yet?” asks Khalai.

When Khalai returns home from school, she visits the orange tree. “Are your oranges ripe yet?” asks Khalai.


“The oranges are still green,” sighs Khalai. “I will see you tomorrow orange tree,” says Khalai. “Perhaps then you will have a ripe orange for me!”

“The oranges are still green,” sighs Khalai. “I will see you tomorrow orange tree,” says Khalai. “Perhaps then you will have a ripe orange for me!”


Written by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Jesse Pietersen
Read by: Darshan Soni
Language: English
Level: Level 2
Source: Khalai talks to plants from African Storybook
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