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A boy running after a tyre.

Petit frère paresseux Lazy little brother Petit frère paresseux

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Alexandra Danahy

Read by Monique Bournot-Trites

Language French

Level Level 1

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A boy sitting in front of a campfire and a boy running after a tyre.

Je me réveille et j’allume un feu.

I wake up and make fire.

Je me réveille et j’allume un feu.

A boy sitting in front of a pot of water boiling on a campfire and a boy playing with a toy car.

Je fais bouillir de l’eau.

I boil some water.

Je fais bouillir de l’eau.

A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

Je fends du bois de chauffage.

I chop the firewood.

Je fends du bois de chauffage.

A boy stirring a pot on a campfire and a boy shooting a bird with a slingshot.

Je remue le chaudron.

I stir the pot.

Je remue le chaudron.

A boy sweeping the floor and a boy playing with some toys.

Je balaye le plancher.

I sweep the floor.

Je balaye le plancher.

A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

Je lave la vaisselle.

I wash the dishes.

Je lave la vaisselle.

A boy running after a tyre and a boy playing with some toys.

Pourquoi est-ce que je travaille si fort… … quand mon frère est en train de jouer ?

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?

Pourquoi est-ce que je travaille si fort… … quand mon frère est en train de jouer ?

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Alexandra Danahy
Read by: Monique Bournot-Trites
Language: French
Level: Level 1
Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook
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