Buya, Kati!

Cat hides under the couch.

Buya, Kati! Dlala nam.

Cat leaps up and hangs off the curtains.

Hlala kwingobozi yakho. Hlala kanye apha!

Cat sits in her basket. She is grumpy.

Buya, Kati! Iphezulu kakhulu loo ndawo.

Cat sneaks out the back door.

Buya, Kati! Musa ukuphuma.

Cat runs outside and chases butterflies.

Cat pulls a sock off the washline and unravels the thread.

Buya, Kati! Leyo ke asiyoyakho.

Cat finds a snail in the dirt. The sock thread is wound around her tail.

Buya, Kati! Yintoni le uyiphetheyo?

Cat encounters a chicken. Cat now has thread around her tail and the snail on her back.

Buya, Kati! Ayingomhlobo wakho lowo!

Chicken feathers float around Cat's head. She still has the thread around her tail and the snail on her back.

Molo, Kati! Ubuyile?

Cat lies in her basket looking satisfied.

Hlala kwingobozi yakho. Lixesha lokuba ulale ngoku.

Cat's basket is empty except for a few feathers.

Kati?

Cat sleeps peacefully on the couch with the feathers, thread and snail.

Buya, Kati!

Come Back, Cat! in Xhosa

Created by Nicola Rijsdijk, Karen Lilje, Sam Scarborough

Translated into Xhosa by Nal'ibali

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