Teacher Mthetho explains HIV
Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
Simon Mokoena
English
First paragraphs
Sihle is seven years old.
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She goes to primary school.-
The other children do not talk to her.1
One day, children were eating together under a tree.
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Sihle thought, “They look so happy, sharing and chatting.”2
When Sihle went over but the children would not talk to her. She went to eat her lunch alone, again.
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Teacher Mthetho noticed what happened.3
Teacher Mthetho asked Sihle what was wrong.
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“The other children do not want to be with me because of my disease,” Sihle told Teacher Mthetho.4
Later, the teacher talked to the children.
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She explained, “I want to tell you about HIV. It is a virus that is spread by touching blood or other fluids from inside our bodies.”5
Teacher Mthetho continued, “HIV is not spread by playing together, eating together, or hugging.”
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“You can play and eat together. You can hug each other.”6
Teacher hugged Sihle.
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The children were happy to learn the facts about HIV.-
They said to Sihle, “We are sorry we were unkind to you.”7
From that day, Sihle was happy to be at school.
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She played freely with the other children.8
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Illustrator/s: Simon Mokoena
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Language: English
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Author/s: Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
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Language: English
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