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A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

丁支同班牛 Tingi and the cows Tingi et les vaches

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by dohliam

Read by Zoe Lam

Language Cantonese

Level Level 2

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A woman with her arm around a boy.

丁支同嫲嫲一齊住。

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.


A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

丁支成日同嫲嫲一齊睇住班牛。

He used to look after the cows with her.

Il gardait les vaches avec elle.


A woman with her arm around a boy and soldiers marching.

有一日,條村度嚟咗班士兵。

One day the soldiers came.

Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.


A soldier pointing and two cows walking away.

佢哋帶走晒啲牛。

They took the cows away.

Ils emmenèrent les vaches.


A woman and a boy running through a forest.

丁支同嫲嫲逃離咗條村,匿埋咗。

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.

Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.


A woman with her arm around a boy sitting in a dark forest.

佢哋匿埋喺樹叢度,一直到天黑。

They hid in the bush until night.

Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.


A woman and a boy hiding in a forest and soldiers walking around.

跟住班士兵就返嚟。

Then the soldiers came back.

Puis les soldats revinrent.


A woman hiding a boy under leaves in a dark forest.

嫲嫲幫丁支𢫏住啲樹葉俾佢匿埋喺底下。

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.

La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.


A soldier stepping on a boy hiding under leaves in a dark forest.

有個士兵踩到丁支藏身嘅樹葉上面,但係丁支都冇出聲。

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

Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.


A woman and a boy walking out of the forest.

丁支同嫲嫲等到周圍安全先走咗出嚟。

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.

Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.


A woman and a boy walking to a house.

佢哋靜雞雞爬返屋企。

They crept home very quietly.

Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: dohliam
Read by: Zoe Lam
Language: Cantonese
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
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