Kalabushe and the hyena
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

There lived a girl called Kalabushe. She talked a lot.

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One day, Kalabushe’s aunt fell ill.

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That evening, Kalabushe took food to her sick aunt.

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Kalabushe met a hyena who had changed into a person.

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Kalabushe told him, “I am carrying meat, eggs and milk.”

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The hyena licked his lips as he thought about meat.

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The hyena ran ahead of Kalabushe to her aunt’s house.

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He swallowed Kalabushe’s aunt. He covered himself with her blanket.

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Kalabushe arrived and called out, “Aunt, where are you?”

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Kalabushe saw someone covered with a big blanket.

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Kalabushe asked, “Aunt, why are your ears so big today?”

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“Aunt, why are your eyes so big?”

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“Aunt, why is your mouth big?”

The hyena swallowed her!

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Kalabushe kept asking questions while inside the hyena’s stomach.

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He became tired of Kalabushe’s questions. He spat her out.

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Kalabushe and her aunt were rescued by the villagers.

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Kalabushe and the hyena
Author - Gaspah Juma
Adaptation - Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - English
Level - First words