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Pendo our cow Inkomo yethu uPendo UPendo inkomo yethu Pendo our cow

Written by Ruth Odondi

Illustrated by Rob Owen

Read by Darshan Soni

Language English

Level Level 1

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This is Ndalo.

Lo uNdalo.

Lo nguNdalo.

This is Ndalo.


Ndalo likes to read books.

UNdalo uthanda ukufunda izincwadi.

UNdalo uthanda ukufunda iincwadi.

Ndalo likes to read books.


This is Pendo.

Lona uPendo.

Lona nguPendo.

This is Pendo.


Pendo likes to eat carrots.

UPendo uthanda ukudla izaqathi.

UPendo uthanda ukutya iminqathe.

Pendo likes to eat carrots.


Ndalo grazes Pendo after school.

UNdalo welusa uPendo uma esebuya esikoleni.

UNdalo wolusa uPendo xa ebuya esikolweni.

Ndalo grazes Pendo after school.


He gives fresh water to Pendo.

Umuphuzisa namanzi ahlanzekile.

Umseza amanzi acocekileyo napholileyo.

He gives fresh water to Pendo.


Father gives grain to Pendo.

Ubaba kaNdalo upha uPendo ukudla kwakhe.

Utata kaNdalo upha uPendo ukutya kwakhe.

Father gives grain to Pendo.


He milks Pendo every day.

Ubaba usenga uPendo nsuku zonke.

Utata usenga uPendo yonke imihla.

He milks Pendo every day.


Pendo gives a lot of milk.

UPendo unobisi oluningi.

UPendo uyohlisa.

Pendo gives a lot of milk.


Father sells Pendo’s milk.

Ubaba uze aludayise ubisi.

Utata uyalithengisa ubisi lukaPendo.

Father sells Pendo’s milk.


Ndalo drinks fresh milk every day.

UNdalo uphuza ubisi olusha nsuku zonke.

UNdalo usela ubisi olutsha yonke imihla.

Ndalo drinks fresh milk every day.


He says, “Thank you Pendo!”

UNdalo uyabonga kuPendo.

UNdalo uyabulela, “Enkosi Pendo!”

He says, “Thank you Pendo!”


Written by: Ruth Odondi
Illustrated by: Rob Owen
Read by: Darshan Soni
Language: English
Level: Level 1
Source: Pendo our cow from African Storybook
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