Die seun met die swaeltjie

<p><i>&ldquo;Jy het &rsquo;n goeie hart, Tumelo. Maar onthou, familie is belangrik. Ons kyk eers na mekaar.&rdquo;</i><br><br>Tumelo tel een middag &rsquo;n swaeltjie in die veld op. Sy is swak en beseer, maar hy wil haar gesond maak. Fumane moet weer vlieg.<br><br>Gou word Tumelo egter soos daardie swaeltjie. n Slegte ding gebeur in hulle gesin:<br><br>Eers met sy ma.<br><br>En toe met sy pa.<br><br>Tumelo en sy sussies bly alleen agter in hulle sinkhuis in die township.<br><br>Wat gaan hy nou doen?<br><br>Hulpeloos bly l?<br><br>Of kan hy weer vlieg?<br><br><br><i>&ldquo;You have a good heart, Tumelo. But remember, family is important. We look after each other first.&rdquo;</i><br><br>One afternoon, Tumelo picks up a swallow in the field. She is weak and injured, but he wants to make her healthy. Fumane must fly again.<br><br>Soon, Tumelo becomes like that swallow.<br><br>A bad thing happens in their family:<br><br>First with his mother.<br><br>And then with his father.<br><br>Tumelo and his sisters are left alone in their tin house in the township.<br><br>What is he going to do now?<br><br>Lie helplessly?<br><br>Or can he fly again?</p>