Maṱodzi’s kindness
Tshedza Tlhako
Busisiwe Ndlovu
English
First paragraphs
There once was a girl named Maṱodzi.
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Maṱodzi lived in a village with her mother and grandmother.
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One day, Maṱodzi’s mother asked her to take a message to her aunt in another village.
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“Follow the route we usually use,” her mother reminded Maṱodzi.
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Maṱodzi followed the familiar path to her aunt’s house and delivered the message.
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As she was on her way home, she heard a weak voice nearby saying, “Please help me.”
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Maṱodzi looked around and saw a woman lying on the road.
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She greeted the woman and asked, “Why are you lying here?”
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The woman replied, “I am weak and ill, and very far from my home.”
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Maṱodzi felt pity for the woman.
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She said to the woman, “I will take you to my home because it’s near.”
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Maṱodzi helped the woman to get up. They walked very slowly until they arrived.
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Maṱodzi and her mother and grandmother took care of the woman until she was well.
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The woman was very grateful to them for looking after her.
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She praised Maṱodzi for being courageous and caring.
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The woman said to Maṱodzi and her family, “I will never forget what you did for me.
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After three days have passed, I want you to make two wishes.”
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After three days, Maṱodzi and her mother and grandmother made two wishes.
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Their first wish was to have a beautiful house.
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The second wish was to have a forest next to the house so that they didn’t have to walk far to fetch wood.
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Both their wishes came true, just as the woman had said.
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Maṱodzi and her family lived happily in their lovely house by the forest.
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Title: Maṱodzi’s kindness
Author/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Translator/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Illustrator/s: Busisiwe Ndlovu
Assurer/s: African Storybook
Language: English

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