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His mother is working in her vegetable garden, and Kala rushes out to play. Before leaving, he asks his mother for an apple. After confirming he has bathed and brushed his teeth, his mother agrees, and Kala selects the largest, juiciest apple from a basket of various fruits. He then runs outside to his favorite playing area. Moments later, his mother hears Kala screaming that his apple is bleeding. He bursts back into the house, and his mother, while busy in the kitchen, asks why he is making such a noise and what the problem is. The story highlights Kala's spoiled nature and an unusual event involving his apple.","The bleeding apple  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2015, Sara Mohale  \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 this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s.  \nThe bleeding apple  \nWriter: Motlhago Sara Mohale Illustration: Catherine Groenewald and Wiehan de Jager Reformatted for Bloom by: Kent Schroeder  \n[www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)[ ](www.africanstorybook.org)ASide Initiative  \nEnglish  \nKala was staying with his Mom.  \nThey lived in a big house. Kala was a spoiled boy. His Mom loved him very much. He got everything that he wanted.  \nIt was a bright, sunny Saturday morning. It was the start of the school holidays.  \nKala woke up later than usual. He was excited and ready to go out in the street to play with his friends.  \nKala's Mom was working in her vegetable garden . She saw her son running out through the door.  \nOn the kitchen table there was a big basket full of a variety of fruits.  \nKala called out to his Mom, asking for an apple .  \n\"Did you bath?'' asked his Mom .\"Did you brush your teeth?\" she asked too.  \n\"Yes Mom!\" answered Kala.  \n\"Ok, you can have one,\" she agreed.  \nKala immediately chose the biggest, juiciest apple from the fruit basket. 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