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Tantsha Khuzwayo, tantsha!
(Dance Khuzwayo, dance!)
Illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
Written by Fiske Serah Nyirongo
Designed by Job Mubinya
Edited by Zanri Kritzinger
Translater by Madikapi Roseline Mahlasela
with the help of the Book Dash participants at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023.
ISBN: 9781928497066
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Fiske Serah Nyirongo   Jess Jardim-Wedepohl   Job Mubinya

Batho bohle ba a tseba hore Khuzwayo o rata ho tantsha.
Ha moetapele wa motse  a mo kgetha hore e be  yena  motantshi ya tla latela wa Ingoma, ha ho le ya mong ya makalang.

Ingoma ke motantsho wa ho keteka dijalo tsa pele maqalong a selemo.
Lelapa la habo Khuzwayo  le motlotlo ka yena.

Empa Khuzwayo kgathatsehile.

O tla tantsha jwang ka pela batho ba bangata hakaalo ba tswang  metsaneng e fapaneng?
O tlwaetse ho tantsha ka pela baahisane ba mmalwa feela.

“Ha ke no kgona ho etsa ntho ena!
Ho tshosa haholo”

O

balehela

hole...

Batho bohle ba a ipotsa hore o ile hokae. Ha ho motho ya mo fumanang.
Empa motswalle wa Khuzwayo  wa hlooho ya kgomo o tseba hantle moo a ka bang teng!

“Hobaneng o balehile?”

“Ke tshohile.Haeba nka etsa phoso moo?”

“Re ka kgona ho o thusa.
Ha re ikwetliseng mmoho!”

“Khuzwayo, o tantsha hantle  haholo. O loketse ho ka tantsha le  batantshi ba baholo ho o feta!”

Khuzwayo o ba le boitshepo  bo boholo.

Ka letsatsi la motantsho wa Ingoma Khuzwayo o etella pele motse wa habo ho ya lebaleng la dipapadi a apere diaparo tse ikgethileng.
O ntse a tshohile  hanyane, empa mashwahleshwahle  a maotong a hae  a mo tataisa.

O tila tila ka maoto.

O tsokisa matsoho.

Batho bohle ba rata motantsho wa Khuzwayo!