My Doll Azizi

Azizi the doll


By Lawrence A. Konjuro

Illustrated by Natalie Propa

Translated by
Victor Williamson
Lawrence A. Konjuro



From source www.africanstorybook.org

Available under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0

In Language

Here my doll Azizi is.
This is Azizi.Azizi is my doll.
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1
I like Azizi cause he always be smiling.
I like Azizi because he always smiles.
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2
First when I get up I wash my face. Then I go get Azizi.
After I wake up I wash my face.Then I look for Azizi.
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3
I brush Azizi hair while I'm holding him.
When I find Azizi I brush his hair.
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4
I feed Azizi while I'm eating breakfast.
When I eat breakfast I feed Azizi.
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5
I give Azizi one of the sweets I'm eating.
When I eat sweets I give one to Azizi.
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6
But Azizi don't never be eating none of his sweets. Why it gotta be like that?
But Azizi never eats his sweet. I wonder why!
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7
I be walking around the yard picking flowers.
I walk around the compound picking flowers.
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8
When I give Azizi a flower, he don't say "Thank you".
I give a flower to Azizi.But he never says, “Thank you.”
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9
I give Azizi his bath before my mom bathe me.
I wash Azizi clean before my mother bathes me.
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10
I put red clothes on Azizi because that's what my favorite color is.
I dress Azizi in red because I love the colour red.
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11
I lay Azizi right next to me in bed.
When I go to sleep, I lay Azizi beside me.
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The end.
My Doll Azizi