Kakarandua Kaihepurire
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Nangula. She had blue eyes and a soft voice. The grade 4 learner lived near the Otjivanda Mall. She always looked at a ground squirrel with long ears and a thick tail. The thick tail reminded her of the broom every time she was sweeping the house. The two looked at each other, and it seemed they did not blink at all.
Every time Nangula goes outside, the squirrel waited for her at the door. One day, it was very cold and she took the animal inside the house, and started playing with its smooth fur. Later, she threw dried peanuts on the floor, and the squirrel enjoyed the wild peanuts. Her little brother, Shilopota saw her playing with the strange bunny, and snitched to her mom that Nangula has a pet.
“Do you have a pet?” mom asked.
“No!” Nangula said, and started crying. She refused to eat her lunch.
Mom was touching Nangula’s shoulder, asking her to stop crying, when the brown squirrel jumped out from under her bed.
“Nangula, you know your brother is afraid of pets,” mom said. “You are grounded for the whole weekend.”
Suddenly, her little bro started itching and scratching his arms, and mom gave him yellow pills.
* Kakarandua Kapimbi is a grade 4 learner at Namibia Primary School.