The guard
Elizabeth Imobieye
Jacob Kono
Edo

There was a guard named kunle he was
Sent by the king to kill a animal
So he went to his friends house to cover for him

1

So he went to the forest and he

Saw a giraffe and tryed to kill it
So the giraffe saw him

2

Then he realised the giraffe with his staff
But he was about to cut the rope the giraffe wanted to run he was afraid

3

Then he hold
The giraffe tail and the giraffe
Ran the guard fell down

4

So he left the
Giraffe and almost fall down
He saved himself from falling

5

And went to the palace disappointed without any dead animal once he reach the village everybody was hailing him they where surprised to see him without dead animals so he went to the palace and the king asked him he said he didn't catch one

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The guard
Author - Elizabeth Imobieye
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - Edo
Level - First paragraphs
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