On an icy winter morning, Thembeka wakes up dreaming of the summer sun.
“Time to get dressed, Thembeka!” says uBaba.
“I hate being cold,” Thembeka grumbles. “When will it be warm again, Baba?”
“When spring comes.”
“But I want to wear flip-flops so I can wriggle my toes,” Thembeka moans, putting on her boots.
“I want to swim in the pool with my friends today.”
“I want to eat ice cream now, Baba!”
Outside, the wind is freezing. “Brrrrr!”
“I want to r-r-ride my b-b-bicycle,” Thembeka says, her teeth chattering.
Thembeka angrily crosses her arms.
“I hate winter!”
Soon they arrive at uGogo’s house. Thembeka is still feeling cold and cross. Then she sniffs the air.
What’s that smell?
That wonderful, amazing, mouth-watering smell?
“It’s my famous vegetable soup,” says uGogo. “I only make it in winter.”
“I guess I’ll try some…” Thembeka says doubtfully.
uGogo serves them steaming bowls of soup.
uGogo and uBaba look at Thembeka as she lifts her spoon to her mouth…
What will she think?
“Mmmmm”.
She has never tasted anything so delicious. The soup warms her up from the inside out.
“I love winter!”
Credits
Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/i-hate-winter and was created by: Kristien Potgieter (Writer), Linta Anish Kadavil Mathew (Illustrator), Sabelo Shabangu (Designer), Tiffany Mac Sherry (Editor)
