Chameleon Races Rabbit
Little Zebra Books
Gavin Thomson
One day, Chameleon challenged Rabbit to a race to see who was faster.
Rabbit accepted and said, "You are so slow! You start with one foot, then stop and start with the other."
He boasted, "I'm going to leave you far behind. You'll never catch me!"
They invited all the animals to come and watch the race.
Chameleon and Rabbit lined up and waited for the signal.
As the race began, Chameleon jumped onto Rabbit's tail.
The animals laughed and laughed.
Rabbit did not realise that Chameleon was on his tail.
Hearing the noise, Rabbit skidded to a stop. Chameleon jumped off Rabbit's tail.
"Hey, watch where you're going! It's about time you got here," Chameleon shouted at Rabbit.
Rabbit was amazed. He started running again.
He did not know that Chameleon had once again jumped onto his tail.
As Rabbit approached the finish line, the animals saw that Chameleon was still on Rabbit's tail. They clapped and laughed.
Rabbit heard the noise and thought that Chameleon had already arrived ahead of him.
When they arrived at the finish line, Chameleon jumped off Rabbit's tail.
"Don't step on me! I got here first!" Chameleon shouted at Rabbit.
Rabbit stormed off in a rage.
Chameleon stayed to receive the prize, and Rabbit lost.
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Chameleon Races Rabbit
Author - Little Zebra Books
Illustration - Gavin Thomson
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2018
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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