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A very tall man A very tall man Umuntu umutali saana

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Read by Darshan Soni

Language English

Level Level 2

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His hoe was too short.

His hoe was too short.

Ulukasu lwakwe lwali ulwipi saana.


His doorway was too low.

His doorway was too low.

Umwinshi wakwe wali uwipi saana.


His bed was too short.

His bed was too short.

Ubusanshi bwakwe bwali ubwipi saana.


His bicycle was too short.

His bicycle was too short.

Incinga yakwe yali iipi saana.


This man was too tall!

This man was too tall!

Uyu muntu aalilepeshe saana.


He made a very long hoe handle.

He made a very long hoe handle.

Aapangile umupini wa lukasu uutali saana.


He made very high door frames.

He made very high door frames.

Aapangile umwinshi uutali saana.


He made a very long bed.

He made a very long bed.

Aapangile ubusanshi ubutali saana.


He bought a very high bicycle.

He bought a very high bicycle.

Aashitile incinga iitali saana.


He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

Aaikele pa cipuna icitali saana. Aaleliila kuli foloko iitali saana.


He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.

Aashile iŋanda yakwe no kuya mukwikala mu mpanga. Aikeele imyaka iingi.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Read by: Darshan Soni
Language: English
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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