Black Ant

Author: Evelyn Mudaala Simfukwe

Illustrator: David Chisha

Translator: Brian Kavanagh

This is Black Ant.

Black Ant plays in the mud.

Black Ant plays

football.

Black Ant wears shoes.

Black Ant eats tomatoes.

Black Ant meets Yellow Cat and they look at each other.

Black Ant and Yellow Cat climb a tree.

Yellow Cat falls down from the tree!

Yellow Cat runs away.

Black Ant climbs down the tree.

Black Ant looks

around the bush.

The bush is on fire!

Black Ant puts out the fire.

Black Ant builds a house.

Blue Elephant comes over to the house.

Black Ant bites Blue Elephant.

Blue Elephant falls down!

Black Ant rests in the house.

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This story:Black Antis translated byBrian Kavanagh. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Simunyewu', byEvelyn Mudaala Simfukwe. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:An ant kicks a ball, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:An ant, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:An ant lying down, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:An ant sees a ball, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:An ant wearing shoes, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:An ant eats tomatoes, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:An ant meets a cat, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:An ant and a cat on a tree, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A cat falls from a tree, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A running cat, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link .

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Page 11:An ant climbs down a tree, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:An ant walking, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A burning forest, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:An ant trying to put out a fire, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:An ant building a house, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:An elephant near an ant's house, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:An ant bites an elephant, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:An elephant falls down, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:An ant lying on a bed, byDavid Chisha© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black Ant (English)

Black Ant is a courageous ant who likes to go on adventures in the bush, meet other animals and learn new things. What do you think will happen on her next adventure?

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

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