The Frog and the Lizard
Beatres Nabune
Wiehan de Jager

The frog and the lizard were once good friends.

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They used to live at the beach which was the frog's compound.

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The frog lived in water but could always come out to the beach.

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The lizard lived on one of the tall dry trees near the beach.

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One day, the lizard requested the frog to pay a visit to him at his home on the tree.

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''I cannot climb a tree'' a frog explained to his friend," I will help you to climb" answered the lizard.

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They then agreed to a certain date, the one frog could pay the visit.

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The day came and the lizard tied a rope onto the frog's tail.

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He started pulling the frog upwards the tree. The frog cried out "am feeling a lot of pain, the lizard however, continued pulling the rope upwards the frog's tail got removed and the Frog fell down."

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The frog lost his tail to date the frog does not have its tail.

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The Frog and the Lizard
Author - Beatres Nabune
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager, Graham Paterson, Rob Owen, Hélder de Paz Alexandre, Maya Marshak
Language - English
Level - First sentences