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Children of waxChildren of wax
Southern African Folktale Wiehan de Jager engelsk nivå 2
Once upon a time, there lived a happyfamily.
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They never fought with each other. Theyhelped their parents at home and in thefields.
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But they were not allowed to go near a fire.
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They had to do all their work during thenight. Because they were made of wax!
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But one of the boys longed to go out in thesunlight.
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One day the longing was too strong. Hisbrothers warned him…
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But it was too late! He melted in the hotsun.
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The wax children were so sad to see theirbrother melting away.
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But they made a plan. They shaped thelump of melted wax into a bird.
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They took their bird brother up to a highmountain.
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And as the sun rose, he flew away singinginto the morning light.
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Children of waxChildren of waxSkrevet av: Southern African Folktale
Illustret av: Wiehan de Jager
Denne fortellingen kommer fra African Storybook (africanstorybook.org) og ervidereformidlet av Barnebøker for Norge (barneboker.no), som tilbyr barnebøkerpå mange språk som snakkes i Norge.
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