The man who lived alone
Carlos Kanembera
Little Zebra Books

There was a man who didn't want to live close to his neighbours.

And he also didn't want his wife to visit the homes of her neighbours.

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One day he went and built a home way out in the bush, far from the homes of his neighbours.

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He would go out every day in the morning and come home late at night.

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One night the man was very late getting home.

A hyena saw what that man was doing.

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The hyena went and knocked on the door of the house.

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The woman, thinking it was her husband, opened the door.

The hyena jumped on her and devoured her.

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The man, when he returned home saw that his wife had been eaten by a hyena.

There was nothing he could say.

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All this happened because he didn't want to live near his neighbours.

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The man who lived alone
Author - Carlos Kanembera
Translation - Little Zebra Books
Illustration - Little Zebra Books, Trevor Kellog
Language - English
Level - First sentences