The lady in orange
Ursula Nafula
Catherine Groenewald

My father took me to town in our old blue car.

We stopped at a big roundabout for the lights to turn green.

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I saw a lady walking on the side of the road.

She was wearing a beautiful bright orange dress.

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She had a big red belt around her waist.

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In her hand, she carried a shiny little orange purse.

4

She wore a pair of shiny orange high-heeled shoes.

5

She stopped and touched her long hair.

It was held together in the middle with a hairpin.

6

As she fixed her hairpin, her purse fell down.

"Ooh," I said feeling bad for her.

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The lady bent to pick up her purse.

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She cleaned the dust off her purse.

I saw long orange earrings.

9

The lights changed green, and our car drove off.

I kept looking behind.

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"What are you looking at?" my father asked.

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"At the lady in orange," I said.

I thought of the colour orange all day.

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The lady in orange
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First sentences