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The Long Trousers (Cool Nguni) (Paperback)

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By Maryanne Bester, Shayle Bester (Illustrator)
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Description


An adaptation of a traditional African folktale, this tale finds Gaps, a young Nguni calf, in the midst of frantic, colorful preparations for his big sister's wedding. The problem is that the trousers his father has given him to wear to the wedding are much too long! Every cow in the family is too busy to shorten the trousers when Gaps asks them, so he gives up and goes to bed leaving the trousers laying in the kitchen. Early the next morning, the family members enter the kitchen one by one and see the neglected trousers. Of course, they all shorten them so the trousers end up much too short, but everyone has a good laugh in the end.

About the Author


Maryanne Bester and Shayle Bester are sisters who grew up on a free-state farm in South Africa. They run a decorative painters and illustrators business that specializes in children's art.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781770094994
ISBN-10: 1770094997
Publisher: Jacana Media
Publication Date: April 1st, 2009
Pages: 32
Language: English
Series: Cool Nguni