Nozibele goes back alone to the river for a forgotten necklace, loses her way in the dark and finds shelter in a hut, where a dog keeps her prisoner. With courage, quick thinking and three hairs from her own head, she escapes. It is a gripping tale with the shape of the old fireside stories.
Read and listen to it in isiZulu on Storybooks African Languages.
Written by Tessa Welch; illustrated by Wiehan de Jager; translated into isiZulu by Zimbili Dlamini and Phumy Zikode; read by Beauty Ngwenya. Originally published by the African Storybook.