1. Little Dog Text: Val Morris Illustrations: Heslia Schon

2. One day Little Dog was playing with a ball. 2

3. He saw a cat. He said, “Hello, Little Cat. Can I play with you?” Little Cat said, I will play with you. Can I play with your ball?” 3

4. “Yes,” said Little Dog. “It is a red ball. I will kick it to you and you can hit it back to me. 4

5. So the two little friends began to play. Little Dog said, “I like to play with you. It is fun. You are a good friend.” 5

6. The big red ball went over the wall. Little Cat began to cry. “We do not have a ball to play with.” 6

7. “I like to play with the big red ball,” said Little Cat. Little Cat began to cry and cry. 7

8. “I will get the ball,” said Little Dog and he jumped over the wall.” 8

9. Soon he was back with the ball. Little Cat was happy that it was back. The two friends played and played. 9

10. Little Dog said, “Come to my house and let us look at a picture book.” In the picture book, they saw a little dog play ball with a little cat! 10

11. Writer: Illustrations: Translated by: Date of Publication: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Version 3.0 Unported Licence Disclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s. © African Storybook Initiative 2013 Little Dog Val Morris Heslia Schon © Books in Homes, 2013 valmor@telkomsa.net Books in Homes is supported by White River Rotary Club South Africa