Playing Safe!(ENGLISH)

Wees Versigtig!(AFRIKAANS)

Masidlale ngokukhuselekileyo!(ISIXHOSA)

Go tshamekaka pabalesego!(SETSWANA)

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and by the generous support of Sanlam. Takalani Sesame was also made possible, in part, by SABC Education.Takalani Sesame is a production of Sesame Workshop in association with Kwasukasukela.

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Leila and Fiki were playing with their dolls while their mom wasweeding the vegetable patch.‘My child’s got a headache,’ said Leila.‘Shame!‘ said Fiki. ‘Get him some tea. It’s in the cupboard.’ ‘There you are,’ said Leila, pretending to give her doll some tea.

Leila en Fiki speel met hulle poppe terwyl hulle mamma dieonkruid in die groentetuin uittrek.‘My kind het hoofpyn,’ sê Leila.‘Siestog!’ sê Fiki. ‘Gee vir hom tee. Dis in die kas.’‘So ja,’ sê Leila terwyl sy maak asof sy vir haar pop tee gee.

ULeila noFiki babedlala ngoonopopi babo ngeli xa umamawabo ahlakula ibala lemifuno.‘Umntwana wam unentloko,’ watsho uLeila.‘Torho!‘ utshilo uFiki. ‘Menzele iti. Isekhabhathini.’ ‘Nantso,’ watsho uLeila, esenza ingathi unika unopopi wakhe iti.

Leila le Fiki ba ne ba tshameka ka dipopo tsa bona fammaabona a ne a tlhagola tshingwana ya merogo.‘Ngwanake o opiwa ke tlhogo,’ ga bua Leila.‘A maswabi!‘ ga bua Fiki. ‘Mo direle tee. E mo rakeng yadikomiki.’ ‘A o a bona gee,’ ga bua Leila, a itira e kete o fa ngwana wagagwe tee.

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Just then, Moshe walked in. ‘Hello,’ he said, ‘Kupukeji wants to play too.’‘Okay,’ said Fiki. ‘Let’s go outside, and our dolls and Kupekejican have a swim!’

Net toe kom Moshe daar aan.‘Hallo,’ sê hy, ‘Kupukeji wil ook speel.’‘Goed,’ sê Fiki. ‘Kom ons gaan buitentoe dan kanKupukeji en ons poppe gaan swem!’

Kanye ngoko, wangena uMoshe. ‘Molo,’ watsho, ‘uKupukeji ufuna ukudlala naye.‘‘Kulungile,’ utshilo uFiki. ‘Masiphume phandle,oonopopi bethu noKupekeji baza kudada!’

Fela fao, Moshe a tsena. ‘Dumelang,’ a rialo, ‘Kupukeji le ene o batla go tshameka.’‘Go siame,’ ga bua Fiki. ‘A re yeng kwa ntle, mme dipopo tsarona le Kupukeji di ka thuma!’

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While Leila and Moshe were putting water in a bowlat the tap, Fiki undressed the dolls.‘Don’t worry,‘ he said, ‘we’ll watch you carefully.You can’t go in too deep because you don’tknow how to swim yet.’

Terwyl Leila en Moshe by die kraan water in‘n bak tap, trek Fiki die poppe se klere uit.‘Moenie bang wees nie,’ sê hy, ‘ons sal jullemooi dophou. Julle kan nie te diep ingaan nie wantjulle kan nog nie swem nie.’

Ngexesha uLeila and Moshe bagalela amanzi esityenietephini, uFiki wakhulula oonopopi. ‘Ungahlupheki,’watsho, ‘siza kukujonga ngononophelo.Awunakungena kwindawo enzulu kuba awukakwaziukudada.‘

Fa Leila le Moshe ba ne ba tshela metsi mo batengkwa pompong, Fiki o ne a apola dipopo. ‘O se ka watshwenyega,’ a rialo, ‘re tla go lebelela kakelotlhoko. O ka se ye kwa boteng gonne ga o ise oitse go thuma.’

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The dolls and Kupukeji were lying in the sun aftertheir swim. ‘When you are in the sun you need to wear a hat. Toomuch sun is bad for you,’ said Leila. She put the dolls’hats on.

Kupukeji en die poppe het klaar geswem en lê nou indie son.‘ ’n Mens moet ‘n hoed dra wanneer jy in die son is.Te veel son is sleg vir jou’, sê Leila. Sy sit die poppe sehoede op.

Oonopopi noKupukeji bangqengqa elangeni emvakokudada. ‘Xa uselangeni umele uthwale umnqwazi. Ilangaelininzi liyingozi kuwe,’ utshilo uLeila. Wathwalisaoonopopi.

Dipopo le Kupukeji di ne di robetse mo letsatsingmorago ga gore ba thume. ‘Fa o le mo letsatsing o tlhoka go rwala kuane.Letsatsi le le ntsi ga le a go siamela,’ ga bua Leila.O rwesa dipopo dikuane.

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Fiki’s big brother Sandile came around the corner. ‘Who wants to go to the park?’ he asked.‘Me!’ they all shouted. ‘Let’s go and tell Mom then,’ he said. ‘Rememberthat you should always tell a grownup where youare going.’

Fiki se ouer broer Sandile kom om die hoek.‘Wie wil in die park gaan speel?’ vra hy.‘Ek!’ skree almal. ‘Kom ons gaan sê dan eers vir Mamma,’ sê hy.‘Onthou, ‘n mens moet altyd vir ‘n grootmenssê waarheen jy gaan.’

Ubhuti omdala kaFiki wathi gqi ekoneni. ‘Ngubani ofuna ukuya epakini?’ wabuza.‘Ndim!’ bakhwaza bonke. ‘Masiye kuxelela uMama ke,’ watsho kubo.‘Khumbula ukuba umele uxelele umntu omdalaapho uya khona.’

Abuti wa ga Fiki yo mogolo Sandile o ne a tlhagelelago tswa mo khoneng. ‘Ke mang yo o batlang go ya kwa phakeng?’ a botsa.‘Ke nna!’ ba goeletsa botlhe. ‘A re yeng go bolelela Mmê gee,’ a ba raya jalo.‘Gakologelwang, gore lo tshwanelwa ke go bolelelabagolo ka nako tsotlhe kwa le yang teng.’

Down the road, up the hill, past the garden with the big yellow sunflowers theywent. Leila skipped, Fiki hopped and Moshe sang a funny song. Soon they wereat the corner near the park.‘Stop here!’ said Moshe. ‘The traffic lights are red for us.’‘That’s right,’ said Sandile, ’when it is the cars’ turn to go,we have to stop and wait.’ ‘Stop says the red light, go says the green!’ they all sang together.

Hulle loop in die pad af, verby die tuin met die groot geelsonneblomme. Leila huppel, Fiki spring en Moshe sing ‘n snaakseliedjie. Kort voor lank is hulle op die hoek naby die park.‘Wag eers!’ sê Moshe. ‘Die verkeersligte is rooi vir ons.’‘Dis reg,’ sê Sandile, ‘wanneer dit die motors se beurt isom te ry, moet ’n mens stil staan en wag.’‘Stop sê die rooi lig, ry sê die groen!’ sing hulle almal saam.

Bahlisa indlela, banyuka induli, badlula kwisitiyaesineentyatyambo zelanga ezimthubi. ULeila watsiba-tsiba, uFikiwangcileza uMoshe yena wacula ingoma elingaqhelekanga.Kungekudala babesekoneni ecaleni kwepaki.‘Yimani apho!’ utshilo uMoshe. ‘Izibane zendlela zibomvu kuthi.’‘Kulungile,’ watsho uSandile, ’xa ilithuba lokuba kuhambeimoto, kufuneka sime silinde.’ ‘Yima sitsho isibane esibomvu, hamba sitsho esiluhlaza!’bacula bonke kunye.

Kwa tlase mo tseleng, kwa godimo mo thabeng, go feta tshingwanae e nang le sonobolomo e kgolo e tshetlha ba tsamaya. Leila a tlolakgati, Fiki a tlolatlola mme Moshe a opela pina e e tshegisang.Ka bonako ke fa ba le fa khoneng gaufi le phaka.‘Ema fa!’ ga bua Moshe. ‘Dipone tsa pharakano di dihibidu moletlhakoreng la rona.’

‘Go siame,’ ga bua Sandile, ’fa e le sebaka sa koloi go tsamaya, re tshwanelwa ke go ema le go leta.’

‘Ema go rialo lebone le le hibidu, tsamaya go rialo lebone le le tala!’

ba opela mmogo botlhe.

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‘I’m going to swing with my doll!’ shouted Fiki.‘I’m going to climb with mine!’ shouted Leila.‘Why don’t you leave the dolls on the bench?’ suggestedSandile. ‘You need both your hands to swing and climb!’ ‘Yes,’ agreed Moshe as he rushed off to play. ‘Let’s playit safe!’

‘Ek gaan saam met my pop op die swaai ry!’ skree Fiki.‘Ek gaan saam met my pop op die klimraam klim!’ skree Leila.‘Los liewer die poppe op die bank,’ sê Sandile. ‘Jullemoet altwee hande gebruik om te swaai en te klim!’‘Ja,’ stem Moshe saam terwyl hy hardloop om te gaan speel.‘Wees liewer versigtig!’

‘Ndisaya kujiwuza nonopopi wam!’ wakhwaza njalo uFiki.‘Ndiza kunyuka nowam!’ wakhwaza njalo uLeila.‘Kutheni ningabashiyi esitulweni oonopopi?’ wacebisauSandile. ‘Udinga zozibini izandla zakho ukuze ujiwuzekwaye unyuke!’ ‘Ewe,’ wavuma uMoshe ebaleka esiya kudlala. ‘Masidlalengokukhuselekileyo!’

‘Ke ya sekomporomaeng le popo ya me!’ ga goa Fiki.‘Ke ya go palama le wa me!’ ga goa Leila.‘Ke eng lo sa tlogele dipopo mo bankeng?’ ga tshitshinyaSandile. ‘O tlhoka mabogo amabedi a gago go ikakgale go palama!’ ‘Ee,’ Moshe a dumela fa a itlhaganelela go ya go tshameka.‘A re tshamekeng ka pabalesego!’

NOTES TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS

Playing Safe gives young children the chance to explore and consolidate their ideas and knowledge about safety issues.The issues raised in the story could stimulate a discussion between you and your children about your own experiencesrelating to safety in the home.

Here are some ideas for using the book with children:■ Talk about the pictures: Page through the book together, and encourage your children to talk about the pictures. Ask

them what they think is happening in each one. Also ask "What would you do if it were you?" and "What wouldhappen if…"

■ Be the different characters: Read the story together. Point to what the characters say as you read the words, and thentake turns to say their parts. Your children will experience that what we say can be written down and read.

■ Choose a scene to draw and write about: Encourage your child to draw one of the scenes from the story. Ask,"What'shappening in your picture?" and offer to write what they say underneath their picture. Encourage them to write as well.

■ Keeping safe: With your child discuss safety rules for the family to follow.