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Learn Afrikaans by reading along: The Lantern and the Little Fox by Bibooks.org, a free bilingual audiobook in Afrikaans and English with synchronized text. Level A2.
A long time ago, in a village at the edge of a forest, there lived a girl named Mira.
Lank gelede, in 'n dorpie aan die rand van 'n woud, het daar 'n meisie met die naam Mira gewoon.
Mira was not tall and she was not strong, but she was very kind.
Mira was nie lank nie en sy was nie sterk nie, maar sy was baie vriendelik.
Every evening, her grandmother gave her a small lantern.
Elke aand het haar ouma vir haar 'n klein lantern gegee.
The lantern had a warm yellow light.
Die lantern het 'n warm geel lig gehad.
Mira carried it to the edge of the village and hung it on an old wooden post.
Mira het dit na die rand van die dorpie gedra en dit aan 'n ou houtpaal gehang.
Why do we do this every night?
Hoekom doen ons dit elke aand?
Mira asked.
het Mira gevra.
Her grandmother smiled.
Haar ouma het geglimlag.