Lindy Reader

Beginner stories

Ingwenya elambile The hungry crocodile

Written by Christian G. · translated by Fikile Simelane

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Ngiyathanda Ukufunda I like to read!

Written by Letta Machoga · translated by Cynthia Nxele

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Ukubala izilwane Counting animals

Written by Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek · translated by African Storybook

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Umlilo Fire

Written by Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano · translated by Fikile Simelane

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Wenzani? What are you doing?

Written by Nina Orange · translated by Fikile Simelane

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Imbuzi, Inja Nenkomo Goat, Dog, and Cow

Written by Fabian Wakholi · translated by Ntswaki Vilane

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Umhobholo Punishment

Written by Adelheid Marie Bwire · translator not named in the source

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Kungani umvubu engena zinwele? Why hippos have no hair

Written by Basilio Gimo, David Ker · translator not named in the source

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Abantwana abenziwe ngamakhandlela Children of wax

A Southern African folktale · translated by Phumy Zikode

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Indoda ende elingana nendlulamithi A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere · translated by Swarathe Violin

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Utingi Tingi and the cows

Written by Ingrid Schechter · translated by Foundation phase teachers Umlazi

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Ukhalai Ukhuluma Nezitshalo Khalai talks to plants

Written by Ursula Nafula · translated by Margaret Nokuthula Zondi

CC BY 4.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Intermediate stories

Imbewu Encane A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

Written by Nicola Rijsdijk · translated by Nal’ibali

CC BY 4.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

uNozibele kanye nezinwele ezintathu Nozibele and the three hairs

Written by Tessa Welch · translated by Zimbili Dlamini, Phumy Zikode

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Unkukhu Noshongololo Chicken and Millipede

Written by Winny Asara · translated by Margaret Nokuthula Zondi

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Umondli Nombali Bavakashela Ugogo Wabo Holidays with grandmother

Written by Violet Otieno · translated by Pumla Mdontswa

CC BY 4.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

Ukuziphindiselela kweNgede The Honeyguide's revenge

A Zulu folktale · translated by Phumy Zikode

CC BY 3.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

UMagozwe Magozwe

Written by Lesley Koyi · translated by Margaret Nokuthula Zondi

CC BY 4.0 · Original on African Storybook · Text from South Africa Reads

What we changed

The app shows each story's words, not its pictures. A story's pages are joined into paragraphs, and its title is repeated as the first line. Two slips in the source text were fixed so they wouldn't turn into words to learn: line-break marks in Ukubala izilwane became spaces, and a stray "Ul" after a sentence in Umlilo was removed. Nothing else was changed.