Circle the Lion
Caroline Egli

Circle the Lion lives in the world of circles.

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He drinks from the round waterhole.

He plays with round stones.

He sleeps under round rocks.
He dreams about round friends.

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Circle the Lion feels alone in his round world.

He leaves his round home to find a similar friend, a friend that looks like him.

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Behind the big round bush, he finds a new world.

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One animal sits in front of a house.

Circle the Lion: “Hello, where am I?”

Cat: “Hi, this is our world full of triangles.”

Circle the Lion: “Really, nothing is round?”

Cat: “No, we love our angles. Look, we all have three angles.

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Circle the Lion: “Nice to meet you, but I am looking for a friend with no angles. Do you know another world?”

Cat: “Yes, on top of the mountain you will find a new world.”

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Circle the lion enters the new world. Even
from far away, he can already see a lot of
animals. He is very excited.

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Circle the Lion: “Where am I?”

Elephant: “Hi, this is our world of rectangles.”

Circle the Lion: “Really, nothing is round?”

Giraffe: “No, we love our angles. Look, we all have four angles.”

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Circle the Lion: “Nice to meet you. Do you know another world?”

Snake: “Why? You can play with us.”

Circle the Lion: “No. I am looking for a friend who is the same shape. My friend should have no angles.”

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Circle the Lion sadly walks away. He leaves sad triangles and rectangles behind.

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He has no idea where to find a round friend.

Tired from his search he takes a break under a tree.

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Leopard: “Yoohoo, who are you? What are you doing?”
Circle the Lion: “I am Circle the Lion. I am looking for a round friend to play with. But I only found triangles and rectangles. Can you help me?”

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Leopard: “I have a lot of circles on my fur. Can we play together?”
Circle the Lion: “Oh, good idea! You look like a perfect round friend.”
Circle the Lion and the leopard with his circles play together for a long time.

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One day they get a little bored. They have only each other and only circles to play with.

Leopard: “It would be fun to play with others.”

Circle the Lion: “Do you remember what I told you about the other worlds?“

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Leopard: “You mean the worlds of triangles and rectangles?”

Circle the Lion: “Yes, we could try to play with them.”

Leopard: “Good idea! Let us have a party.”

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The leopard writes an invitation
to all shapes.

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All animals with different shapes come to the party.

Mouse: “Hey Circle the lion, look what we found out! We can also be a circle.”

Snake: “I can be a circle too.”

Circle the Lion: “Oh wow, that is so cool.”

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The animals quickly realise that they can form different shapes when they are together.

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Circle the Lion
Author - Caroline Egli, Precious Hlophe, Michelle Kast and Khabonina Masilela
Illustration -
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs