Reading for Meaning

How Zebra got his stripes

Do you know how Zebra got his stripes? One day there was a big fight between two animals at the river. One wanted to protect the rights of all the animals and the other wanted to have everything to himself. Zebra ended up with stripes, but how?

Lost in the Supermarket

Have you ever been lost in a supermarket? Lungelo goes missing and no one knows what happened to him. They look for him everywhere and his brother begins to panic. He doesn’t know what to do but he needs to find Lungelo before his mom gets back…

The legend of Icarus

In old Greek, a story goes that there was once a man named Daedalus who was the best builder in King Mino’s island of Crete. The King had asked him to build a big palace for him and the King trusted no one else. But then something tragic happened…

A crazy day

It’s the last day of school holidays and Siya is nervous about going to Grade 5. He is thinking of all the bad things that could happen. To make himself feel better, he makes a plan about what he will do when he gets to school the following morning…

The elephant whisperer

Lawrence Anthony did a wonderful thing. He helped elephants and gave them a second chance. These elephants were known for being angry and violent because they had seen their family members killed by humans. They attacked people and no one wanted anything to do with them except for Lawrence…

The Feast

The Smuts live in a tiny village on the coast. Papa is a fisherman and he makes a living by catching fish and selling them. In the last few years, he has been catching fewer and fewer fish. Now, the Smuts are struggling. In a surprising twist, something happens to change their bad luck!

Chakalaka – make a meal of it!

Chakalaka is known for being a delicious South African dish. Have you ever tasted it? Can you make it? If not, here’s a story about how Chakalaka became one of the country’s most popular meals.