Tooto wu chɔɔŋ

The sprouting bean

level 1 reader

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Gɛɛŋ yilu kuu tsɛkɛtsɛkɛ.

Yi shiiti likwiiŋ li nshɛ-ɛ.

Fiŋgeetɛ filu se kuu. Fi kuu fi yɛki liwe li wiiŋ li.

Bibɛ bi ŋkosi bo.

Namɛ chi tooto kuu chi deendi.

Se wu dza wu boo. Mbowu wulu ka wu to tooto.

Tooto wulu bɛɛ nuuŋ bɛ shaŋ ŋge.

Tooto wu chɔɔŋ

The sprouting bean

Writer: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla and Zanele Buthelezi Illustration: Mlungisi Dlamini

Reformatted for Bloom By: Cara Ediger

Seed Books

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Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region, Cameroon

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Translated by Nkenda Boniface

Adapted from original, The sprouting bean, Copyright © 2014, School of Education and Development (Centre for Adult Education), University of KwaZulu-Natal. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

The sprouting bean

Writer: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla and Zanele Buthelezi Illustration: Mlungisi Dlamini

Language: English

The original version of this story in isiZulu is available at http://cae.ukzn.ac.za/Resources/ SeedBooks.aspx.

Saide, South African Institute for Distance Education

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The sprouting bean

The root grows first.

It grows down into the soil.

Then the stem grows. It grows up towards the sun.

The first leaves come out.

The bean plant grows tall.

Then the flowers come out. The flowers turn into beans.

There are lots of seeds in the bean.