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SHORT STORY FOR KIDS WRITTEN BY SMANGA SIMELANE

ILLUSTRATED BY AMY-JANE HARKESS

DESIGNED BY ARTHUR ATTWELL

EDITED BY CAROL KAGEZI

Music Video: “Jackhammer” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com),  “Fun in a Bottle” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com),  “Look Busy” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com),  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
* THE STORY ‘THE PUMPKIN CHASE’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

LET’S DISCUSS THE STORIES ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

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1. Why do you think Officer Zig and Officer Zag tried to catch the pumpkin thief?

2. Can you think of some other things that police officers do in our communities? Why do you think they do these things?