Fati was a little girl who ran like the wind.

She loved to laugh, and always tried hard to do as she was told.

One day, Fati went with her mother and father to look for firewood.

Fati liked to help her mother and father, but there was so much to do and so much to see.

There were birds, monkeys, and the sky!

Mother said, "Fati, please listen! You can look for firewood here and you can look for firewood there."

"But Fati, please watch where you go and be very careful."

She replied, "Yes, mother."

Soon Fati's mother and father were very busy.

They found big pieces of firewood.

They found small pieces of firewood.

Fati was also very busy.

She found small pieces of firewood.

She found very small pieces of firewood.

Then Fati looked up.

She saw a red bird in the tall grass.

Next, Fati looked down.

She saw a brown ant on the dusty path.

Fati saw a beautiful leaf. The leaf was shiny and green.

She put one finger on the beautiful leaf.

Fati said, "This does not feel like a leaf." Suddenly, the beautiful leaf moved!

Fati said, "This is not a beautiful leaf. This is a green snake!"

Fati screamed, "Eii!"

She ran very fast to look for her mother and father.

Fati shouted, "A snake! A snake!"

Father said, "Where? Where?"

Fati said, "There! There!"

Then her father chased the green snake with a stick.

The green snake slithered away.

Father said, "Fati, you are safe.

Let's go to mother and tell her about the green snake."

Mother said, "Fati, I am happy the green snake did not bite you."

"But next time, please, look where you go, and be more careful."

And that was the end of that.