I've translated all the words but the animals. The giraffe and the elephant went for a walk. I wish I could eat fresh green leaves again. During the dry season they literally dry up and leave a brown, twisting snake-like path. The rainy season in KwaZulu is Summer time, when we get the most fantastic thunder storms imaginable.
Children stand in a circle holding hands.
The cat starts outside the circle, the mouse starts inside. The cat chases the mouse in and out of the circle, weaving around each child. When the chant ends the cat and mouse choose a new cat and mouse. My clothes are getting wet, My clothes are getting wet. All players form a circle.