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Namu Se Fiets Ibhayisikili Likanamakuru Ibhayisekile Kanamukuru Namukuru's bicycle

Written by Munanga ASb teachers

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Fanie Viljoen

Language Afrikaans

Level Level 2

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Namu en haar broer is gereed vir skool.

UNamakuru nomfowabo sebelungele ukuya esikoleni.

UNamukuru nomntakwabo balungele ukuya esikolweni.

Namukuru and her brother are ready for school.


Namu en haar broer ry saam op haar fiets.

UNamakuru ugibelisa umfowabo ebhayisikilini lakhe.

UNamukuru uthwala umntakwabo kwibhayisekile yakhe.

Namukuru carries her brother on her bicycle.


Hulle vriende juig toe hulle by die skool inry.

Abangani babo bayabahalalisela lapho bengena ngebhayisikili esikoleni.

Abahlobo babo bayababulisa endleleni eya esikolweni.

Their friends cheer for them as they ride into school.


Terwyl hulle in die klas is, kom ’n apie by die skoolhek in.

Bathi besesendlini yokufundela, kwafika inkawu phandle. Inkawu igibela ibhayisikili likaNamakuru iyaphuma iyahamba.

Ngeli lixa beseklasini, inkawu iyafika ngaphandle. Inkawu imka nebhayisekile kaNamukuru!

While they are in the classroom, a monkey arrives outside. The monkey rides away on Namukuru’s bicycle!


Die kinders jaag die apie.

Izingane ziyayijaha inkawu.

Abantwana baleqa inkawu.

The children chase the monkey.


Die apie spring af en los die fiets onder ’n boom.

Inkawu ishiya ibhayisikili phansi kwesihlahla.

Inkawu ishiya ibhayisekile phantsi komthi.

The monkey leaves the bicycle under a tree.


Die apie swem na ’n eiland in die middel van die meer. Hy klim hoog in ‘n boom in.

Inkawu iyahlamba iya phakathi nechibi. Inombela kudekude phezulu esihlahleni.

Inkawu idadela kwisiqithi esiphakathi kwichibi. Ikhwela phezulu emthini.

The monkey swims to an island in the middle of the lake. He climbs high into a tree.


Die apie waai totsiens!

Inkawu iyabathathazela ngesandla sayo! Izingane nazo ziyathathaza. Selibuyile futhi ibhayisikili lika Namakuru.

Inkawu iyabulisa iphephezelisa isandla! Abantwana nabo bayabulisa bephephezilisa izandla. UNamukuru uyifumene ibhayisekile yakhe kwakhona.

The monkey waves goodbye! The children wave back. Namukuru has her bicycle again.


Written by: Munanga ASb teachers
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Fanie Viljoen
Language: Afrikaans
Level: Level 2
Source: Namkuru's bicycle from African Storybook
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