The Great Tidy Up

Summary


The Great Tidy Up is a cheerful short story for children about big sister Khwezi and little brother Mzamo, who decide to secretly clean the entire house while their parents are out. Mzamo is far from convinced — cleaning sounds like the opposite of fun — but Khwezi has a plan to change his mind. From sweeping the stoep to polishing the floor, the two siblings tackle every chore together, building toward a heartwarming surprise that makes all their hard work worthwhile.


Read Online

‘We are going to have so much fun while Gogo is having a nap,’ says big sister Khwezi.

‘Ooh, yes!’ says little brother Mzamo.

‘What will we do?’

‘We will clean the house for Papa and Mama while they are out.’

‘That’s no fun,’ says Mzamo.

‘Uh uh, no. Not me. I don’t want to clean up!’

‘But Papa and Mama will be so proud.

Let me show you how much fun we will have!’ says Khwezi.

‘First, we will put the toys away!’

‘Now we will sweep the stoep!’

‘Now we will wash the dishes!’

‘Now we will wash the windows!’

‘Now we will polish the floor!’

‘Now we will wash the clothes!’

‘Now we will hang the clothes up!’

“SURPRISE!”

‘I have been watching them the whole time, and they have been little angels!’ says Gogo.

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/the-great-tidy-up and was created by: Ashlyn Atkinson (Designer), Margot Bertelsmann (Editor), Corinne Rosmarin (Writer), Jess Jardim-Wedepohl (Illustrator) Book Dash logo