The porcupines and dogs nonceba Tuntulwana Edited by Kai Lossgott Illustrated by Thando Samuel Designed by Zukiswa Tshangela-Klaas Published by nF Saliwa Publishing cc The porcupines and dogs Published by NF Saliwa Publishing cc Box 3516 Cape Town 8000 © 2009 NF Saliwa Publishing ISBN: 978-1-920349-34-9 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright holder. Duplicating or photocopying of this publication is illegal and may lead to one being charged and prosecuted. A long time ago,porcupines and dogs were best friends. At that time,dogs were not yet domesticated. They roamed the wild,hunting for their food like any other animal. 3 One day the dogs decided to convene a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about the fact that they were tired of hunting. They wanted to explore other ways to survive. After a long discussion,one of the dogs said he had a plan. 4 "Tell us about it, we are listening,"said the other dogs. "I think we should befriend the hunters,"he said. "How can we do that?"The other dogs were curious. "It is easy. When these hunters come back from the forest,they are very tired. What we must do is follow them to their villages. 5 Once they reach their homes, we must not immediately go near them.