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Abuti ya monyenyane ya botswa Lazy little brother Petit frère paresseux

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Maria Vaz

Sesotho

Level 1

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Ke a tsoha ke bese mollo.

I wake up and make fire.

Je me réveille et j’allume un feu.

Ke bedisa metsi.

I boil some water.

Je fais bouillir de l’eau.

Ke kapa patsi ya ho besa mollo.

I chop the firewood.

Je fends du bois de chauffage.

Ke fuduwa pitsa.

I stir the pot.

Je remue le chaudron.

Ke a fiela.

I sweep the floor.

Je balaye le plancher.

Ke hlatswa dijana.

I wash the dishes.

Je lave la vaisselle.

Hobaneng ke sebetsa ka thata tjena… … empa abuti waka yena a bapala?

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?

Pourquoi est-ce que je travaille si fort… … quand mon frère est en train de jouer ?

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Maria Vaz

Language: Sesotho

Level: Level 1

Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook

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