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The Sausage Dog

Summary

This story follows a young girl named Thembsie and her mother on a shopping trip where Thembsie becomes fascinated with a sausage dog, imagining it as a sausage with legs, a head, and a tail. Despite her appeal to take the dog home, her mother explains that they can't have a pet dog. Later, Thembsie is delighted by balloons shaped like sausages and gets permission to play with them. With her father's help, she transforms one of the balloons into a balloon animal resembling a sausage dog. The story concludes with Thembsie happily playing with her creative creation at home, showcasing her imaginative playfulness and the warmth of family interaction. This charming narrative is an engaging read for young children, highlighting themes of creativity, family bonding, and imagination.

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Mama and Thembsie go shopping.

‘Mama, that dog looks like a sausage. A sausage with legs and a head.’

‘And a tail!’

‘Mama, can we have that sausage dog?’

‘No, sorry Thembsie. We can’t have a dog.’

Mama and Thembsie go home.

‘Mama, those balloons look like sausages. ‘Can I play with them?’

‘Yes Thembsie!’

Thembsie twists and shapes the balloons this way.

And Thembsie twists and shapes the balloons that way.

POP! POP! POP!

‘Papa, can you make this balloon into a sausage dog?’

‘Yes, Thembsie.’

Papa and Thembsie go inside.

Papa twists and shapes the balloon this way.

And Papa twists and shapes the balloon that way.

HEAD! LEGS! TAIL!

Thembsie and her sausage dog go for a walk.

HOP! BOP! BOUNCE!

‘Thembsie, dinner time!’ calls Mama.

‘Mama, Papa, this is my sausage dog. Can he have some dinner?’

‘Yes, Thembsie!’

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/the-sausage-dog and was created by: Salma Haffejee (Designer), Brenda Daniels (Writer), Zanri Kritzinger (Editor), Cristy Zinn (Illustrator) Book Dash logo
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