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The Sausage Dog

Thembsie really wants a dog, but she can’t have one. So Thembsie comes up with a plan of her own.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 13 illustrated pages

The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Thembsie really wants a dog, but she can’t have one. So Thembsie comes up with a plan of her own.

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The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 1, English text included
The Sausage Dog
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Mama and Thembsie go shopping.
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 3, English text included
"Mama, that dog looks like a sausage. A sausage with legs and a head." "And a tail!"
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 4, English text included
"Mama, can we have that sausage dog?" "No, sorry Thembsie. We can’t have a dog."
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Mama and Thembsie go home.
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 6, English text included
"Mama, those balloons look like sausages." "Can I play with them?" "Yes Thembsie!"
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Thembsie twists and shapes the balloons this way. And Thembsie twists and shapes the balloons that way. Pop! Pop! Pop!
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 8, English text included
"Papa, can you make this balloon into a sausage dog?" "Yes, Thembsie."
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 9, English text included
Papa and Thembsie go inside.
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Papa twists and shapes the balloon this way. And Papa twists and shapes the balloon that way. Head! Legs! Tail!
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Thembsie and her sausage dog go for a walk. Hop! Bop! Bounce!
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 12, English text included
"Thembsie, dinner time!" calls Mama. "Mama, Papa, this is my sausage dog. Can he have some dinner?"
The Sausage Dog — original illustrated page 13, English text included
"Yes, Thembsie!"

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Written by
Brenda Daniels
Illustrated by
Cristy Zinn
Created by
Salma Haffejee (Designer); Brenda Daniels (Writer); Zanri Kritzinger (Editor); Cristy Zinn (Illustrator)

Source: Book Dash
Original: The Sausage Dog 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.