Zincinci
Media Matters
Sandy Lightly
isiXhosa

"Mama, jonga zonke ezi mpahla zincinci. Ndiza kunxiba ntoni?" watsho uThandi. "Linganisa ndibone, Thandi," watsho umama.

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"Jonga lo mbhinqo, uyandiqinisa," atsho uThandi elinganisa. "Unyanisile mncinci. Wunike uVuyiswa," atsho umama.

2

"Jonga nje le bhulukhwe, ayingeni," atsho uThandi elinganisa. "Unyanisile incinci. Yinike uVuyiswa," atsho umama.

3

"Jonga mama le hempe, nayo incinci," atsho uThandi elinganisa. "Unyanisile nayo incinci. Yinike uVuyiswa," atsho umama.

4

"Jonga le jezi, mama, nayo incinci," atsho uThandi elinganisa. "Unyanisile incinci. Yinike uVuyiswa nayo," atsho umama.

5

"Jonga idyasi yam yemvula incinci," atsho uThandi elinganisa. "Unyanisile nayo incinci. Yinike uVuyiswa," atsho umama.

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"Jonga ezi kawusi zincinci," atsho uThandi ekhalaza. "Unyanisile zincinci. Zinike uVuyiswa nazo," atsho umama emthuthuzela.

7

"Jonga ezi zihlangu. Shu, ziyanditya!" atsho uThandi. "Unyanisile nazo zincinci. Zinike uVuyiswa," atsho umama.

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"Unempahla ezininzi ngoku, Vuyiswa! Thatha zonke," watsho uThandi. "Kodwa zinkulu zonke nje ezi mpahla!" watsho uVuyiswa.

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Zincinci
Author - Media Matters
Translation - Veronica Ntombentsha Magalela, Nolitha Bikitsha
Illustration - Sandy Lightly
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First sentences
© Text and Illustrations © African Reading Matters 2003
Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source www.read.org.za