Goat's Tail and Hyena's Spots
Terkule Aorabee
Terkule Aorabee Junior

Once upon a time, Billy-goat lived in a fenced village. The name of the village was Ganhwa.

Goats then had long and bushy tails, like dogs and wolves.

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One day, Billy-goat went to the bush to get honey for his family.

As he was returning with the honey pot, rain began to fall on him.

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Billy-goat ran into a nearby cave to shelter from the rain. As he entered, he saw Hyena!

Goat was scared, and put down his honey pot, ready to run away.

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At the same moment as Hyena moved to attack Billy-goat, Lion ran into the cave!

Billy-goat was so afraid that his head shook and his body shuddered.

At once, all the water on his body flew off onto Lion and Hyena.

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"Wao!" Lion exclaimed, "How did you do that?"

"I use this charm called Ganhwa," Billy-goat said, pointing to his testicles.

"That's nice! Make one for me," Lion demanded.

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"We need fresh hyena skin, which must be chewed to become soft," Billy-goat said.

Hyena tried to escape but Lion was close to the mouth of the cave.

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Lion tore off a piece of Hyena's skin and gave it to Billy-goat.

Billy-goat dipped the skin into the honey pot and offered it to Lion.

"Chew it, but you must not swallow it," Billy-goat told Lion.

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Lion chewed the hyena skin. It was so sweet and delicious that he swallowed the piece of skin.

So, Lion took another piece of Hyena's skin. Billy-goat dipped it into the honey and gave it to Lion.

Lion chewed and swallowed the skin each time.

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Hyena managed to sneak away while Lion was busy chewing. Most of Hyena's skin was torn off in spots.

When Lion swallowed and looked up, Hyena was gone.

Lion ran after Hyena, and Billy-goat also fled.

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Lion returned to the cave, but he did not meet Billy-goat.

Lion pursued and caught up with Billy-goat as he was about to jump the fence into Ganhwa village.

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Lion reached out to grab the Ganhwa charm swinging between the legs of Billy-goat.

He caught only the tail.

Billy-goat escaped into Ganhwa village, but some of his tail remained in the Lion's claws.

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That is why today, goats have short tails and hyenas have spotted skin.

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Goat's Tail and Hyena's Spots
Author - Terkule Aorabee
Illustration - Terkule Aorabee Junior
Language - English
Level - Longer paragraphs