Meerkat Magic

Summary

The story revolves around two characters, Bonke and Peo, who spend their time playing near a hill, engaging in activities like running, hiding, and climbing. Peo has a fear of climbing too high, while the duo occasionally finds joy in discovering berries. A curious moment occurs when Peo believes a meerkat has waved at them, which Bonke dismisses as impossible. Despite the support and encouragement from Bonke, Peo experiences a mix of fear and excitement as they follow the seemingly magical meerkat. This adventure highlights themes of friendship, courage, and the wonders of the natural world for young readers.

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Bonke and Peo live near a hill.

They like to run, hide and climb.

Peo doesn’t like to climb too high.

Sometimes they are lucky enough to find berries.

‘Did that meerkat just wave at me?’ asks Peo.

Bonke laughs.
‘That’s impossible!’ he says.

The meerkat scampers up, up, up…

‘Let’s go!’

‘Bonke, I’m scared.’

‘It’s okay, I’m here.’

Wow!

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/meerkat-magic and was created by: Isabella Kuijers (Illustrator), Tumisang Shongwe (Writer), Monique Cleghorn (Designer), Kelly Norwood-Young (Editor) Book Dash logo