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Το μικρό καφέ
The Little Café
Eleni arrives in Nafplio with one suitcase and a plan to sell, unlocks her late grandmother Despina's tiny café near Syntagma Square, and wakes the next morning to…
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Η καλύτερή μου φίλη
My Best Friend
I have a friend. She lives in my house.
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Ένας πολύ ψηλός άντρας
A very tall man
His hoe was too short.
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Το μικρό καφέ
The Little Café
Eleni arrives in Nafplio with one suitcase and a plan to sell, unlocks her late grandmother Despina's tiny café near Syntagma Square, and wakes the next morning to…
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My Best Friend
I have a friend. She lives in my house.
Read free previewΈνας πολύ ψηλός άντρας
A very tall man
His hoe was too short.
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Η Κατσίκα, ο Σκύλος, και η Αγελάδα
Goat, Dog, and Cow
Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.
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Ο Ανάνσι και η σοφία
Anansi and Wisdom
Long long ago people didn’t know anything. They didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to weave cloth, or how to make iron tools. The god Nyame up in the sky had all…
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Τι κάνεις;
What are you doing?
I am singing.
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Απόφαση
Decision
My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.
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Η Σιμπεγκουίρε
Simbegwire
When Simbegwire’s mother died, she was very sad. Simbegwire’s father did his best to take care of his daughter. Slowly, they learned to feel happy again, without…
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Η Νοζιμπέλε και οι τρεις τρίχες
Nozibele and the three hairs
A long time ago, three girls went out to collect wood.
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Η εκδίκηση του Οδηγού Μελιού
The Honeyguide’s revenge
This is the story of Ngede, the Honeyguide, and a greedy young man named Gingile. One day while Gingile was out hunting he heard the call of Ngede. Gingile’s mouth…
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Μου αρέσει να διαβάζω
I like to read!
I like to read.
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Η Καλάη μιλάει στα φυτά
Khalai talks to plants
This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.
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Η Ζάμα είναι υπέροχη!
Zama is great!
My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!
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Ένας πολύ μικρός σπόρος: Η Ιστορία της Ουανγκάρι Μαατάι
A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai
In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.
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Ο λόγος για τον οποίο οι ιπποπόταμοι δεν έχουν μαλλιά
Why hippos have no hair
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
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Κοτόπουλο και Σαρανταποδαρούσα
Chicken and Millipede
Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.
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Ο πεινασμένος κροκόδειλος
The hungry crocodile
Once there was a very hungry crocodile.
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Κότα και Αετός
Hen and Eagle
Once upon a time, Hen and Eagle were friends. They lived in peace with all the other birds. None of them could fly.
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Το γαϊδαρόπαιδο
Donkey Child
It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.
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Ο Τίνγκι και οι αγελάδες
Tingi and the cows
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
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Διακοπές με τη γιαγιά
Holidays with grandmother
Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their…
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Ο Μαγκόζουε
Magozwe
In the busy city of Nairobi, far away from a caring life at home, lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came. On one morning, the boys…
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Αυτό που η αδερφή του Βούσι είπε
What Vusi’s sister said
Early one morning Vusi’s granny called him, “Vusi, please take this egg to your parents. They want to make a large cake for your sister’s wedding.”
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Οι μπανάνες της Γιαγιάς
Grandma’s bananas
Grandma’s garden was wonderful, full of sorghum, millet, and cassava. But best of all were the bananas. Although Grandma had many grandchildren, I secretly knew that…
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Ο Τομ ο πωλητής μπανάνας
Tom the banana seller
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
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Φωτιά
Fire
Look, fire!
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Το τραγούδι του Σακίμα
Sakima’s song
Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister. They lived on a rich man’s land. Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.
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Η μέρα που άφησα το σπίτι για την πόλη
The day I left home for the city
The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and overloaded buses. On the ground were even more things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their…
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Μετρώντας τα ζώα
Counting animals
One elephant is going to drink water.
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Παιδιά από κερί
Children of wax
Once upon a time, there lived a happy family.
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Τιμωρία
Punishment
One day, mama got a lot of fruit.
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