“Jy het ’n goeie hart, Tumelo. Maar onthou, familie is belangrik. Ons kyk eers na mekaar.”
Tumelo tel een middag ’n swaeltjie in die veld op. Sy is swak en beseer, maar hy wil haar gesond maak. Fumane moet weer vlieg.
Gou word Tumelo egter soos daardie swaeltjie. 'n Slegte ding gebeur in hulle gesin:
Eers met sy ma.
En toe met sy pa.
Tumelo en sy sussies bly alleen agter in hulle sinkhuis in die township.
Wat gaan hy nou doen?
Hulpeloos bly lê?
Of kan hy weer vlieg?
“You have a good heart, Tumelo. But remember, family is important. We look after each other first.”
One afternoon, Tumelo picks up a swallow in the field. She is weak and injured, but he...
Fanie Viljoen is one of the most loved and diverse writers in Afrikaans children’s and YA literature. He was awarded twice with the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, as well as the M.E.R. Prize. He has also won numerous ATKV Children’s Book Awards. His young adult novels Offers vir die vlieë (2019) and Ons laaste legendariese somer (2023) won the LAPA Youth Novel Competition.
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