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A garden in Congo
Christelle X
Christelle X
English
This house is in Congo.

I like this house.
We had our own bathroom.

We had our own toilet.
We had a garden.

I was planting my own garden.
My mother told me, "My mother taught me to plant. Now I am teaching you."
I planted tomatoes and spinach.

I did it alone.
I would take tomatoes to my mother.

She would say, "Thank you."
We left that house in Congo.
We have no garden here in South Africa.
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A garden in Congo
Author - Christelle X
Illustration - Christelle X
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2019
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • 'n Tuin in die Kongo
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Jardin au Congo
      French (Translation)
    • Itoni ese-Congo
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Ingadi esayishiya eCongo
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Bustani iliyokuwa Kongo
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Bilanga na Congo
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Tshimo e Congo
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Ingadze leseCongo
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Un Jardín en el Congo
      Spanish (Translation)
    • Ngade i re Congo
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Xirhapa xa le Giyani
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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