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UZanele ubona amanani
(Zanele sees numbers)
Illustrated by Hanrie Coetzee
Written by Laura de Lange
Designed by Arthur Attwell
Edited by Catherine Deiner
Translated by Sihle Siko
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Grahamstown on 12 November 2016.
ISBN: 978-1-77623-063-1
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UZanele ubona

amanani

Hanrie Coetzee • Laura de Lange • Arthur Attwell

Wonke umntu uxelela uZanele  ukuba amanani amngqongile.
Kodwa nokuba uzama kangakanani  na, akawaboni.

UZanele ucela uMakhulu ukuba  amncede abone amanye amanani.
UMakhlu ukhomba iijagi eziseshelufini  abale “inye, zimbini, zintathu, zine.”

Kodwa uZanele akonwabanga.
“Ayingomanani lawa. Ziijagi eziya!”

UZanele ucela uMama ukuba amncede  abone amanye amanani.
UMama ukhomba iminqatha egadini aze  abale, “mnye, mibini, mithathu, mine.”

Kodwa uZanele akonwabanga.
“Ayingomanani lawa. Leya yiminqatha!”

UZanele ubona uLinda ebala iinkukhu, ukubona ukuba zonke zibuyile na ekhaya.

Kodwa uZanele akonwabanga.
“Ayingomanani lawa. Eziya ziinkukhu!”

UZanele ubona u uMakazi ebala iiyure  kude kufike isidlo sangokuhlwa.

Kodwa uZanele akonwabanga.
“Ayingomanani lawa. Eziya ziiyure!”

UZanele akawaboni amanani ehlabathini.
Uhamba ayokuthetha nodadewabo, uGugu  oneminyaka esibhozo nowazi yonke into.

“Ukuba ujonga nantoni na ngendlela elungileyo, ungalibona inani kuyo,” utsho uGugu.
UGugu unika uZanele izipeksi zomlingo aze amxelele ukuba makahambe ayokukhangela amanani ehlabathini.