BUMBU GALUA MENA MWATA LAWO MAETOIK - Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake - NARATIV LEVEL 7

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The book BUMBU GALUA MENA MWATA LAWO MAETOIK presents a narrative at NARATIV LEVEL 7, written by Nanette Vakessa and illustrated by David Tovovur, with English narration by Craig Farrow. It features Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake, describing events and reactions around the snake through the story’s successive pages. The publication includes production credits by SIL Vanuatu and specifies a non-commercial CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 sharing license, plus adaptation and source-copyright notes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time28 min

Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake

NARATIV LEVEL 7

Credits, adaptation notes, and license

BUMBU GALUA MENA MWATA LAWO MAETOIK Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake Haven, East Ambae Not blong ol Tija Buk ia hem i stret blong ridim wetem ol studen long Yia 1 mo 2. Sam studen long klas ia bae oli no save ridolgeta wan. Be ol narafala studen long narafala klas we oli save rid gud bae oli save yusum buk ia tu. Oltija oli save yusum buk ia long plante defren wei. Sapos i gat pepa, ol tija oli save mekem buk ia i kam bigwan moa blong yusum wetem ol studen. BUMBU GALUA MENA MWATA LAWO MAETOIK Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake NARATIV LEVEL 7 Written by Nanette Vakessa Illustrated by David Tovovur English narration by Craig Farrow This digital book was made by SIL Vanuatu. Haven , East Ambae Vanuatu Copyright © 2024, SIL Vanuatu [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may adapt and add to this work , but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors , illustrators , etc. This version of the book is in the East Ambae/Haven language (omb) of Penama province , Vanuatu. The translation is by Ronnie Tarisese and Jenny Mera, and this digital version of the book was made by SIL Vanuatu. This book is an adaptation of the original , Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake, Copyright © 2022, Ministry of Education and Training, Port Vila, Vanuatu.. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. This version was adapted from the original; Grandpa Kalua and the big black snake, Copyright 1996, CDU , Ministry of Education and Training, Vanuatu and printed in 2022 under the Education Sector Program 1 2 Bumbu Galua mo tog me vagbuen gairo Balu ton Malua. Lol boingboing gatigal mo war vagbuen gairo mo vev lawer , “Nain van nain weil na ganda baeog lo livugei rain. Gimiur ner neo ner mo gor na avi huir da gahaig na avi.” 3 Siu Bumbu Galua mo van huir na gar baeog. Mo dadair lo vuin baeog mo gal mo hag mo wael na gar baeog. 4 Mo biut na gar baeog vun mo tavuig mo heven , mo leih na Mwata gatigal mo vivig lo livugei vuin baeog ngehe. Bumbu Galua mo mataug lawaig. Siseri mo lanlando mwer hilo vinto den na Mwata ngehe. Mo lando vo vin vindi sivenmarag mo neo aul lawaig. Mo lando vo vin vindi sivan lovuingai tueig marag gai nge molambe vaghao lawaig. 5 6 Mo biut na baeog gaitol vun mo vai leo vo na buguir na Mwata ngehemarag mo saloe. Mo hingeis na baeog vag von na bogore marag baegoig rov.

FAQs

Who wrote and illustrated Grandpa Kalua and the Big Black Snake?

Nanette Vakessa wrote the narrative, and David Tovovur provided the illustrations. Craig Farrow provides the English narration.

What does “NARATIV LEVEL 7” indicate in the book?

It identifies the narrative difficulty or reading level for this version, shown as NARATIV LEVEL 7.

Under what license can the digital book be used?

The book is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, allowing adaptation and sharing under the same or similar non-commercial terms while requiring copyright and credits be kept.

Jul 17, 2026

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