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Podi,Ntsa le Kgomo Goat, Dog, and Cow

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Domitilla Naledi Madi

Language Tswana

Level Level 2

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Podi, Ntsa le Kgomo e ne e le ditsala tse dikgolo. Ka letsatsi lengwe ba tsaya loeto ka thekhisi.

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


Fa ba fitlha kwa bokhutlong jwa loeto lwa bona, mokgweetsi a ba kopa gore ba duele sekoloto sa bone. Kgomo a duela sa gagwe.

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


Ntsa a duela go feta sekoloto, ka ntlha ya gonne o ne a sena tshentshe.

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


Mokgweetsi o ne a batla go neela Ntsa tshentshe mme ke fa Podi a sia kwa ntle ga go duela molato.

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


Mokgweetsi o ne a tenegile tota. O ne a kgweetsa kwa ntle ga go neela Ntsa tshentshe ya gagwe.

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


Ke gone ka moo le fa e le gompieno, Ntsa o tabogelang koloi go okomela moteng go bona gore a ga a kitla a bona mokgweetsi yo o mo kolotang tshentshe.

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


Podi e a sia e tshaba modumo wa koloi. O tshaba gore o tla tshwarwa ka ntlha ya go sa duela molato wa gagwe.

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


Mme Kgomo ga a rekegele le fa koloi e tla. Kgomo o tsaya nako ya gagwe go kgabaganya tsela ka ntlha ya gonne o itse gore o duetse molato wa gagwe otlhe.

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.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Domitilla Naledi Madi
Language: Tswana
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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