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That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus

Lucy can’t find her sister Thabi. But everywhere she looks there’s a suspicious hippopotamus. Does the hippo know where Thabi is?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Lucy can’t find her sister Thabi. But everywhere she looks there’s a suspicious hippopotamus. Does the hippo know where Thabi is?

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That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 1, English text included
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Lucy woke up. Her sister Thabi wasn’t in her bed.
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 3, English text included
"Where’s Thabi?" Lucy asked Ma. "Thabi’s in the kitchen eating breakfast."
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 4, English text included
"That’s not Thabi!" "That’s a hippopotamus!"
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Lucy looked all over the house.
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 6, English text included
"Where’s Thabi?" Lucy asked Pa. "Thabi’s swimming in the pool."
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 7, English text included
"That’s not Thabi!" "That’s a hippopotamus!"
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Lucy kept looking around the garden.
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 9, English text included
"Where’s Thabi?" Lucy asked the neighbour. "Thabi’s playing in the park."
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 10, English text included
"That’s not Thabi! That’s a hippopotamus!"
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Then Lucy heard a funny noise. She gave the hippopotamus a big tickle.
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 12, English text included
"There’s Thabi!"
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 13, English text included
"Thanks," said Thabi. "It’s very boring inside a hippopotamus."
That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Jon Keevy
Illustrated by
Mbongeni Fongoqa
Created by
Roulé le Roux (Designer); Mbongeni Fongoqa (Illustrator); Jon Keevy (Writer); Carla Lever (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: That’s not Thabi, That’s a hippopotamus from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.