Magozwe Trouve une Maison is the French Version of Magozwe Finds a Home, a story of a boy named Magozwe, an orphan who lives on the street but despite of the difficulties in his life, he strives to work and study hard to achieve his dream.
This is a level 2 book by African Storybook. This book is perfect for children that is learning to increase their vocabulary, this books has a lot of pictures that will help children to recognize and familiarize new words.
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Magozwe Trouve une Maison (French), translated by Edie Bridge (© Edie Bridge, 2015), based on original story Magozwe Finds a Home (English), written by Ursula Nafula, illustrated by Wiehan de Jager, published by African Storybook Initiative (© African Storybook Initiative, 2015) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on https://www.storyweaver.org.in
Sample from Magozwe Trouve une Maison
Des garçons sans maison
vivaient dans une ville.
Le plus jeune d’entre eux
s’appelait Magozwe.
Quand Magozwe avait cinq
ans, ses parents
moururent.
Il alla vivre chez Oncle
Bunu.
Oncle Bunu était un homme méchant.
Magozwe s’enfuit et alla
vivre dans la rue.
End of sample from Magozwe Trouve une Maison
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