“Kwaye kukho intombazana entle encinane enentliziyo enkulu njengegama layo, uKantiga. Kodwa uKantiga wayengalithandi igama lakhe.” Esakuva oku, uGogo umbalisela ibali losapho lengqayi engummangaliso ebonakala ngathi ayinamsebenzi ngenxa yokuba ichachambile kwaye yonakele. Sifunda ngendlela esithi esi siphene siyenze igqibelele nangakumbi.

Landela eli bali limnandi lizele ubumbejembeje nobuntsomi, njengoko uKantiga ezama ukufumana igama eligqibeleleyo ekwakuhambo lokufunda banzi ngobuni bakhe nemvelaphi yakhe.

“Kwake kwaba khona intombazanyana encane enenhliziyo enkulu ngangegama layo, uKantiga. Kodwa uKantiga wayengalithandi igama lakhe.” Ekuzwa lokhu, ugogo wakhe umxoxela inganekwane yomndeni yokhamba olunomlingo olwalubukeka lungenamsebenzi ngoba lwabe lunofa futhi lwephukile. Sifunda ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani ukuba lesi sici silwenze lube ngokungaphezulu kokuba ngoluphelele.

Landela le ndaba emnandi, egcwele imibala kanye nobunganekwane, lapho uKantiga ezama ukuthola igama elifanele kuthi ekulolu hambo afunde kakhudlwana ngokuthi ungubani nokuthi uvelaphi.

Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name is a beautiful tale, infused with some magic that reimagines a popular African folklore for the modern child.

“There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga. But Kantiga did not like her name.” Hearing this, her Gogo tells her a magical family tale inspired by the folklore of the magical cracked clay pot. The magical clay pot is appears to be useless because it is cracked and broken, yet we learn how this flaw that makes it more than perfect.

Follow this beautiful tale, full of colour and folklore, as Kantiga tries to find the perfect name and on the journey learns a bit more about who she is and where she is from.