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Thaimi finds him near an anthill and learns that armed raiders are nearby with bows, arrows, and spears. The siblings run back to warn their family, calling on their uncle, aunt, and grandfather to flee and protect their cattle and homes. The story builds tension through urgent community action and narrow escapes.","The tree that saved the village of Ombalantu  \nWriter: Karen von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood and  \nBarbara Meyerowitz  \nIllustration: Julia te Water Naude Translated By: Sheila  \nDrew  \nEnglish Story Book  \nThe tree that saved the village of Ombalantu  \nWriter: Karen von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood and Barbara Meyerowitz Illustration: Julia te Water Naude Translated By: Sheila Drew Reformatted for Bloom By: Cara Ediger  \nEnglish  \nThe tree that saved the village of Ombalantu  \nWriter: Karen von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood and Barbara  \nMeyerowitz  \nIllustration: Julia te Water Naude  \nTranslated By: Sheila Drew  \nSaide, South African Institute for Distance Education [www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)  \nA Saide Initiative  \nCopyright © 1988, Karen von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood, Barbara Meyerowitz,  \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.  \nThaimi lived in the village of Ombalantu. One day she went with her brother, Angula, to fetch water. While Thaimi was filling her pot Angula saw a hare. He ran after it. He ran and ran and ran but the hare was too quick for him.  \nThaimi's pot was full and she was ready to go home. She looked around but she could not see Angula. She walked and she walked and she walked, looking for him. At last she found him lying in the grass behind a large anthill.  \nAs she came closer Angula held his finger to his lips. Close by a group of strange men were resting. The men had bows and arrows ... and spears!  \n\"Angula,\" Thaimi whispered. \"Those men are raiders. They have come to steal our cattle and burn our village.  \nCome quickly. We must run home and warn the village. \" So very quietly and quickly Thaimi and Angula ran  \ntowards their village.  \nNear their village they met their uncle. He was taking his cow to the water. Thaimi called out, \"Run, uncle, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village. \"The man shouted at his cow and made her run towards the village.  \nFurther on Thaimi saw her aunt working in the field and she called out, \"Run, aunt, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village!\"  \nThe woman took her hoe, picked up her sleeping baby and ran towards the village.  \nFurther on Thaimi saw her grandfather. He was limping along the road beside a donkey loaded with grain.  \nAnd she called out, \"Run, grandfather, run! Men are coming to steal our cattle and burn our village!\"  \nHer grandfather lifted his stick and chased the donkey until it ran towards the village.","cbCaipvnCgAZhX8p","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipvnCgAZhX8p","pdf",7026205,22,"English","en",105,"# Plot\n## Thaimi and Angula go for water\n## The hare and the separation\n## Discovery of the raiders\n## Running to warn the village","[{\"question\":\"Who is Thaimi and what does she do at the start?\",\"answer\":\"Thaimi lives in the village of Ombalantu. 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