The Cat's Lost Bread

Author: Asha S. Kiure

Illustrator: Godwin Chipenya

Translator: Magdalena Cooper

Once upon a time, there lived three cats in one house. Their names were Black Cat, Blue Cat and Green Cat.

Every evening after dinner, Blue Cat would bake three loaves of bread.

The next morning, all of the cats would have bread, milk and porridge for breakfast.

One morning, they could

only find two loaves of bread!

The next morning, another loaf was gone!

“What should we do?” they wondered. “There must be a thief.”

“Let’s take turns all night to guard the loaves,” suggested Black Cat.

But they ate so much that night that they all fell asleep.

Nobody guarded the bread.

The same thing happened the next night.

Again, they decided to take turns in guarding the bread, and again, they all fell asleep!

This went on for a long time and the thief remained uncaught.

One day, Black Cat was cleaning and oh! He saw a small hole under the bed.

“Who dug this hole?” he wondered.

“Come look!” he called to the other cats.

“I think the thief comes in through this hole.”

“We must catch him!” they cried together.

That evening, Blue Cat baked

three loaves of bread.

Then, all three cats hid inside the room.

Late at night, a big yellow rat emerged from the hole. It quietly scampered towards the table where the bread loaves were.

Just then, the cats jumped out of their hiding places.

“CAUGHT YOU!” they yelled. “Give us back our bread!”

They put the rat on the table and demanded an explanation. Its eyes widened with fear.

“I'm very sick and can't buy any food,” the rat told them.

“My kids are hungry and I need this bread to feed them.”

The rat showed his children to the cats.

They were very weak and sad.

The next day, Blue Cat baked many large loaves of bread. He baked enough for all of the cats, the rat and his children.

The cats and the rats ate merrily ever after.

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This story:The Cat's Lost Breadis translated byMagdalena Cooper. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Mkate Wa Paka Uliopotea', byAsha S. Kiure. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A blue cat in an apron holding a plate of bread, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Three cats holding bags walking into a house, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Three cats sitting at a table eating bread, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Three cats looking at a table with two loaves of bread and three cats sitting at a table eating three loaves of bread, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Three cats talking to each other, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Three cats talking angrily to each other, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A cat sitting by a table with three loaves of bread, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Three cats sitting at different corners of the house, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A cat cleaning under the cot, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Two cats looking at the bed, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 11:A cat laying out things on a table, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A mouse stealing bread from the table as three cats watch on, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Three cats catch a mouse holding a loaf of bread, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Three cats talking to a mouse sitting on a table, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Three mice looking up, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:Cats and mice sitting at a table eating and drinking, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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The Cat's Lost Bread (English)

Three cats always make sure they have three pieces of delicious sweet bread for dinner. But one day they find that a piece of their sweet bread has gone missing. The next day, the same thing happens! Can you help them find the thief?

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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