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Dance Mihlali
A little girl is worried she will forget her dance steps at a big concert.
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Bedtime Story written by Matona Fatman
Illustrated by Aimee Ayres
Designed by Khuty Ngqayimbana
Edited by Alison Ziki
* THE STORY ‘DANCE MIHLALI’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.
LET’S DISCUSS THE STORIES ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS
Family
1. Why do you think Mihlali’s Granny bought her the new dancing shoes?
2. What do you think this shows about the people in families?
Courage
1. Mihlali is scared of forgetting her dance steps. But still she dances! Why does she do this? Do you think she was brave?