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The narrative follows two young men who lose their cows and, as night falls, seek shelter and sustenance in a house after seeing a light. Upon entering, they are greeted by a voice that reveals itself to be a louse. The louse kindly offers them food and drink, which the young men accept with gratitude before departing. The story, part of the African Storybook Initiative, encourages a diligent approach to earning necessities and discourages taking hospitality for granted. The copyright allows for commercial use and adaptation, provided the original authors, illustrators, and credits are maintained. The narrative explores themes of resourcefulness, gratitude, and the consequences of unchecked desires, offering a moral lesson through a simple yet effective fable.","Crushed Louse  \nBy: Zimbili Dlamini  \nEnglish Story Book  \nCrushed Louse  \nWriter and Translator: Zimbili Dlamini Illustrations: Magriet Brink Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer African Storybook Initiative  \nEnglish  \nSouth African Institute for Distance Education  \nThis story attempts to teach people to learn to appreciate and work hard for what they need. The boys accept louse's hospitality, then regret it.  \n[www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)[ ](www.africanstorybook.org)English  \nCopyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nA long time ago, there were two young men who lost their cows . They looked for the cows until it was very late .  \nAs it got dark, they saw alight in a house. They agreed togo and ask for a place to sleep.  \nThey went to the house and knocked. The door opened and they went in.  \nThe young men did not see anyone, but they heard a voice greeting them.  \nThe voice said, \"I am a louse. Open the pot and have food. \"  \n\"Open the earthenware pot and drink amahewu. \"  \nThen the louse put on its skin and went out.  \nThe young men ate, drank, and gave thanks.  \nThen they left the house.","cbCaivN2fCWWN8cy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivN2fCWWN8cy","pdf",19947399,14,"English","en",105,"# Crushed Louse\n## By: Zimbili Dlamini\n## English Story Book\n## Writer and Translator: Zimbili Dlamini\n## Illustrations: Magriet Brink\n## Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer\n## African Storybook Initiative\n## Copyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative\n## A long time ago, there were two young men who lost their cows.\n## They looked for the cows until it was very late.\n## As it got dark, they saw alight in a house.\n## They agreed to go and ask for a place to sleep.\n## They went to the house and knocked.\n## The door opened and they went in.\n## The young men did not see anyone, but they heard a voice greeting them.\n## The voice said, \"I am a louse. 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