Tortoise and Ostrich

Tortoise and Ostrich (also known as !Qhoi n|a Tjhoi / Skilpad en Volstruis) is a wonderful folk tale from Southern Africa that adults are likely to enjoy just as much as kids will. It comes from Katrina Esau – one of the world’s few remaining N|uu speakers – as told to her granddaughter Claudia Snyman, with humorous illustrations by Stanley Grootboom. The first ever children’s book published in the endangered N|uu language, it carries text in N|uu, English and Afrikaans on the same page.