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How far?
Mercy Chrimon and Lawrence Simon
Salim Kasamba
English
King Leopard called all the animals for a meeting.
"How far can you throw this spear?" asked the king.
Elephant tried.

The spear fell near.
Warthog tried.

The spear flew far.
Baboon tried.

The spear flew farther.
''Is that as far as you can throw?" asked Leopard.
"I will try," said Antelope.
Antelope threw the spear the farthest of all the animals!
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How far?
Author - Mercy Chrimon and Lawrence Simon
Illustration - Salim Kasamba
Language - English
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative 2020
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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