Jesse Breytenbach, Liesl Jobson, and Andy Thesen, A Fish and a Gift (2014)
“ The fishermen watch the sun rise. They check their nets. They check their oars. They listen to the wind. They drag their boats down to the water. Yusuf's grandfather, Oupa Salie was a treknet fisherman. Before him his father, Oupagrootjie Ridwaan, knew the sea too. ”
Jesse Breytenbach, Liesl Jobson, and Andy Thesen, A Fish and a Gift (2014)
“ Always Papa brings a song. He sings the song while he pulls the oars. He sings the song while he pulls the nets. He sings the song as he winds the ropes. He sings the song as he cycles home. “Drop and swish. Find a fish. ”
Jesse Breytenbach, Liesl Jobson, and Andy Thesen, A Fish and a Gift (2014)
“ At home Yusuf holds his gift up to the stars. Yusuf waits on the beach while Papa pushes out his boat. Surfers, turtles and sharks come from the sea. What will Papa bring back for Yusuf? This work is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, which allows free use, distribution, and creation of derivatives, so long as the license is unchanged and clearly noted, and the original author is attributed. ”
