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The narrative centers on three children, Bontle, Mpho, and Lerato, who are urged by their grandmother, Mme, to play outside to escape her way. Seeking relief from the oppressive heat, Lerato suggests a trip to the river, despite Mme's earlier prohibition against swimming. They agree to only play by the water's edge. However, even attempting to play in the shade proves to be strenuous in the heat. The children gradually shed their clothes, eventually putting their feet in the cool river water, leading to playful splashing until they are thoroughly soaked. The temptation to swim proves too strong, and Mpho convinces the others that Mme will never find out. They immerse themselves in swimming, losing track of time until the setting sun brings a sudden chill, leaving them to realize their clothes are missing. The story explores themes of childhood impulsivity, the allure of forbidden activities, and the consequences of losing track of time and belongings under the spell of fun and a desire to escape harsh environmental conditions, leading to a moment of realization and potential predicament as nightfall approaches.","One hot Saturday afternoon  \nEnglish Story Book  \nOne hot Saturday afternoon  \nWriter: Nombulelo Thabane and Tessa Welch Illustration: Wiehan de Jager Reformatted for Bloom by: Kent Schroeder  \n[www.africastorybook.org](www.africastorybook.org)[ ](www.africastorybook.org)A Saide Initiative  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2014, Africqan 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.  \nDisclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt thisstory and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s.  \nIt was a very very hot Saturday afternoon in December. Everyone was grumpy.  \n“Bontle and Mpho and Lerato, go out and play!” Mme said to  \nus .“I don’t want you under my feet.”  \nWe ran out of the house.“Let’s go to the river,” Lerato said.“It’s cooler there .”“But Mme told us not to swim in the river,” said Bontle.“We won’t swim,”answered Lerato.“We’ll just play in the shade next to the water.”  \nBut playing libeke is hot work, even when you’re under the trees next to the river.  \nFirst we took off our shoes. But we were still hot. Then we took off our shirts and skirts. But we were still hot.  \nWe put our feet in the river to  \ncool off. Then we splashed each other . Soon we were soaked with water.  \n“Oh come on! Let’s swim,” said Mpho.“Mme will never know.”  \nWe swam and swam and forgot about the time.  \nThe sun started to go down, and we felt chilly.  \nWhere were our clothes?","cbCaic4rSHIchEXj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic4rSHIchEXj","pdf",4522542,2,16,"English","en",105,"# One hot Saturday afternoon\n## English Story Book","[{\"question\":\"What is the setting of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The story is set on a very hot Saturday afternoon in December, near a river.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the children go to the river?\",\"answer\":\"The children went to the river because they were hot and wanted to cool off, with Lerato suggesting they play in the shade near the water.\"},{\"question\":\"What rule did the children break?\",\"answer\":\"The children broke their grandmother's (Mme's) rule about not swimming in the river. 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