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Cat and Dog and the butterfly
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink
English
This is cat.

This is dog.
Cat and Dog look through the window.

They look through the window.
Then Cat and Dog see a butterfly!

The butterfly is pink.
Cat and Dog want to catch the butterfly.

Cat and Dog follow the butterfly.

They follow the butterfly.
Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by foot. They walk after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is too fast and Cat and Dog are slow. They are too slow.
Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by bike. They ride after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is very fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are very slow.
Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by car. They drive after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is still too fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still too slow.
Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by boat. They float after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is super-fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still super-slow.
Cat and Dog follow the butterfly by plane. They fly after the butterfly.

But the butterfly is fast. The butterfly is still super-super-fast, and Cat and Dog are slow. They are still super-super-slow.
Then Cat and Dog stop. They stop and sit down. They sit down at a tree.

They sit down at a big tree.

But then...
They see one butterfly in the tree.

They see two butterflies in the tree.

They see three butterflies in the tree.
They see a hundred butterflies!
Bye bye Cat.

Bye bye Dog.

Bye bye butterflies.
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Cat and Dog and the butterfly
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2017
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Kiti na Imbwa neShavishavi
      ChiShona (Translation)
    • Ekebusi, Esese amo ne'ekegwankwa
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Ikati, inja novemvane
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Mbaka na Ngitĩ na kĩmbalutya
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Niawu na mbwua na kipekapeka
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Eepuusi nende Eembwa nende siipuruupuru
      Lubukusu (Translation)
    • Ipusi nende Imbwa nende imburukuru
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Ipusi nende Imbwa nende Imburukuru
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • سگ و گربه و پروانه
      Persian (Afghanistan) (Translation)
    • Mpaka na Chughe na kipfepfeyo
      Pokomo (Translation)
    • Katse le Mpša ka morago ga Serurubele
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Katse le Ntja le serurubele
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Katse le Ntšwa le serurubele
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Kpatema vea Iwa man Kokombu
      Tiv (Translation)
    • Tshimange na Mmbwa na tshisusu
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
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