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Tingi y las vacasTingi y las vacas

Tingi and the CowsTingi and the Cows

Ingrid Schechter Ingrid Schechter Espen Stranger-Johannessen Spanish / English Level 2

Tingi vivía con su abuela.•••

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

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Cuidaba a las vacas con ella.•••

He used to look after the cows withher.

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Un día llegaron los soldados.•••

One day the soldiers came.

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Se llevaron las vacas.•••

They took the cows away.

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Tingi y su abuela huyeron paraesconderse.

•••

Tingi and his grandmother ranaway and hid.

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Se escondieron en el monte hastala noche.

•••

They hid in the bush until night.

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Pero los soldados regresaron.•••

Then the soldiers came back.

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La abuela tomó a Tingi y loescondió debajo de las hojas.

•••

Grandmother hid Tingi under theleaves.

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Uno de los soldados puso su piedirectamente sobre él, pero Tingise quedó en silencio.

•••

One of the soldiers put his footright on him, but he kept quiet.

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Cuando estuvieron a salvo, Tingi ysu abuela salieron.

•••

When it was safe, Tingi and hisgrandmother came out.

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Se escabulleron a casa muytranquilamente.

•••

They crept home very quietly.

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Tingi y las vacasTingi y las vacas

Tingi and the CowsTingi and the CowsWritten by: Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by: Ingrid SchechterTranslated by: (es) Espen Stranger-Johannessen

This story originates from the African Storybook (africanstorybook.org) andis brought to you by Storybooks Canada in an effort to provide children’sstories in Canada’s many languages.

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