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Pendo, our cow
Ruth Odondi
Rob Owen
English
This is Ndalo.
Ndalo likes to read books.
This is Pendo.
Pendo likes to eat carrots.
Ndalo grazes Pendo after school.
He gives fresh water to Pendo.
Father gives grain to Pendo.
He milks Pendo every day.
Pendo gives a lot of milk.
Father sells Pendo's milk.
Ndalo drinks fresh milk every day.
He says, "Thank you Pendo!"
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Pendo, our cow
Author - Ruth Odondi
Adaptation - Ruth Odondi
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - English
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute, 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Pendo, ons koei
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Ndalo en Pendo – beste maats ooit
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Ndalo and Pendo – The best of friends
      English (Adaptation)
    • Chipego and Pendo – The best of friends
      English (Adaptation)
    • Ndakson and Pedro – The best of friends
      English (Adaptation)
    • Saniyar Mu Pendo
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Chipego na Pendo- Ifibusa ifisuma
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • UNdalo noPendo – Abangani bamambala
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • UPendo ikomo yekhethu
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • USilumko noRomani – Abahlobo bokwenyani
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UBonga noNondlini wakwabo – Abangani abakhulu
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Bihogo yacu
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Ng'ombe wetu Pendo
      Kiswahili (Original)
    • Ndalo na Pendo – Marafiki wakubwa
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Pendo ente yaife
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Ndalo le Pendo – Bagwera ba bakaonekaone!
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Kgomo eso Pendo
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Ndalo le Pendo – Metswalle ya sebele!
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Ndalo le Pendo – Ditsala tsa nnete
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Thabo naJamludi
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Pendo yinkhomo yakitsi
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Te Naoh Pendo
      Talen (Translation)
    • Ndalo na Pendo – Khonani dza mbiluni
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Ndalo na Pendo – Vanghana lavakulu
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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