Katiiti’s Song

Summary


Katiiti's Song is a short children's story about a young girl named Katiiti who loves exploring the forest near her village — despite her mother's warnings to stay careful. When Katiiti encounters a gorilla deep in the trees, she hides in a cave, but the gorilla has a clever plan: learn Maama's special calling song to lure her out. With each attempt, the gorilla tries to sweeten his voice, inching closer to the sound Katiiti trusts most.


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Katiiti lived in a village next to a forest.

She loved playing in the forest.

Maama told her to be careful.

Every day Maama would sing their special song to call her.

One day, Katiiti bumped into a gorilla.

She ran and hid in a cave.

Gorilla came and sang Maama’s song in a gruff voice.

Gorilla ate lots of bananas to make his voice sweeter.

Gorilla sang sweetishly.

Gorilla went away and ate lots of honey to make his voice even sweeter.

Gorilla sang as sweetly as Maama.

Maama came just in time to chase away Gorilla.

Katiiti and Maama sang all the way back home.


Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/katiitis-song and was created by: Philippa Kabali-Kagwa (Writer), Mary Marble (Illustrator), Kirsten Walker (Designer), Helen Moffett (Editor) Book Dash logo