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Samoesas!
(Samoosas!)
Illustrated by Subi Bosa
Written by Matthew Kalil
Designed by Jessica Janutsch
Translated by Anita van Zyl
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 20 September 2025.
ISBN: 978-1-997425-39-7
Typeset in Schoolbell Regular and Quicksand
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Matthew Kalil • Subi Bosa • Jessica Janutsch

Ouma Rabiya se kombuis is Amir se gunstelingplek.
Hy is versot op die speserye … die geure …
en die sisgeluide.

Amir wil leer hoe om Ouma se beroemde samoesas te vou.

Is samoesas
vierkantig?

lag Amir.

Nee!

Is hulle rond, soos
sirkels?

Nee, Ouma,

hulle is driehoeke!

Hulle sing die samoesa-liedjie wat
Oumagrootjie se Oumagrootjie
gesing het.

Sny die aartappels in blokkies

sny, sny, sny!

strooi, strooi, strooi!

Strooi die speserye oor

vou, vou, vou!

Vou die samoesas

Amir doen wat Ouma doen.
Vou die deeg een keer …
Vou die deeg ’n tweede keer …

Skep dan vulsel in,  vou weer, plak toe en
siedaar!

Maar Amir se samoesas lyk …

… anders.

Hulle is nie driehoeke nie!

Ek weet nie eens watter vorm hulle is nie.
Maar hulle is nie dieselfde nie!
Ek gee op!

Dinge hoef nie altyd dieselfde te wees nie, Amir.
Soms is dit juis die verskille wat die verskil maak!

Oupa Farouk kom in en vat een van Amir se anderse samoesas …

KRAAK!

Mmmm, maar hierdie samoesa
smaak vorentoe!

Sien jy nou!
Jou anderse samoesas  is ’n treffer.

Vat vyf!

Van daardie dag af

sny, sny, sny!
strooi, strooi, strooi!
en vou, vou, vou Amir!

Nes Oumagrootjie se Oumagrootjie.

Sy samoesas is dalk
effens anders, maar
hulle is steeds beroemd!

Hoeveel vorms het jy gesien?