Zani

Zani — Kino's best friend

Lives in Balito (KZN coast · Kino's world), part of Boni & Bra Mike's Place.

Gardener, quiz-lover, fastest runner.

Ties: Kino — best friends · Boni — mum · Zuzu — her dog · Bra Mike — teaches her tools · Pamo — shops at.

Appears in 32 books, from The Pie (Level 2) to The Cage (Level 8).

Turns up at: Pamo's Grocers · Boni's Salon · Pamo's Grocers & the salon · Kino & Yezi's house · Boni's garden & the pond · Kino's bedroom · The animal park · Kino's house & the beach ….

Open question: Whose dog is Zuzu? — Zuzu is at Boni's salon with Zani (L2) but is also just there at Kino's house in most later books. The Snail Race cast — Picture notes say “Kino and Zani in the garden at their home”.

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Seeded from the scripts. Expand freely — backstory, voice, what they want, anything the books imply but never say.