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Zindzi and Tim Tam are best friends. But one day, Tim Tam doesn’t come to school. What will Zindzi do?
Read all 14 story pagesBest FriendsZindzi and Tim Tam were best friends. They did everything together."Do you want to play dress-up?" asked Oswin. "No thank you," said Zindzi. "I'll play dress-up with Tim Tam.""Do you want to do a puzzle with me?" asked Kaya. "No thank you," said Zindzi. "I like doing puzzles with Tim Tam.""Do you want to join our scooter race?" asked The Twins. "No thank you," said Zindzi. "I'll race with Tim Tam."One day, Tim Tam didn't come to school. "Tim Tam is sick," said Teacher. "Why don't you play with your other friends, Zindzi?"Oswin was making a Get Well Soon card for Tim Tam. "But... Tim Tam is my best friend," said Zindzi."You can help me," said Oswin. "Dip dip, dab dab." "Dip dip, dab dab," said Zindzi.When the card was done, Oswin and Zindzi played dress-up. The next day, they played hopscotch with Kaya. The day after that, the three of them rode scooters with The Twins.On Monday, Tim Tam came back to school. "Let's go read a book with Oswin!" said Zindzi."Is Oswin your best friend now?" asked Tim Tam. "He's my new friend," said Zindzi. "He's your friend too! Look, we made you a card.""Should we all play together?""Okay," said Tim Tam. "Let's all be best friends!"
Creators and open license
Written by
Julia Smuts Louw
Illustrated by
Gerhard van Wyk
Created by
Julia Smuts Louw (Writer); Katie Huston (Editor); Penny Waterkeyn (Designer); Gerhard van Wyk (Illustrator)
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