Different baby
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Meghan Judge

I looked again more carefully.

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I saw a pregnant woman holding her belly.

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The people in my village let the woman stay with us.

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Later that night, the pregnant woman cried, "The baby! The baby is coming."

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The woman gave birth to a baby donkey.

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"What shall we do?" the people wondered.

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They ran away. The woman thought, "This baby is different. How shall I take care of it?"

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In the end, she decided to love her baby. The baby was different, but she was his mother.

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The baby donkey grew bigger and his mother found it difficult to carry him.

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Mother was sad. Baby donkey was angry. Baby donkey kicked his mother.

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When he saw his mother on the ground, baby donkey ran away.

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Baby donkey was hungry, tired and alone. He fell asleep.

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When baby donkey woke up, he saw a man standing next to him.

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The strange man carried baby donkey to his home.

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When baby donkey was old enough, he carried the man on his back.

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One day, they went to the top of a hill and lay down to rest.

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When baby donkey woke up, he was alone, again.

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Baby donkey was worried. He went looking for his mother.

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"Could that be my mother?" baby donkey wondered.

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Baby donkey and his mother live together again. He carries his mother around their village.

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Different baby
Author - Lindiwe Matshikiza
Adaptation - Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Meghan Judge
Language - English
Level - First sentences