Giraffe\\'s escape from a Hunter
Abraham Gyasi
Jacob Kono

Once upon a time, there was a hunter called Ababio and his wife, Abena. They lived in a small hut with their little boy. It had not rain for a long time, so all the animals in the forest run far away to look for

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food and water. Ababio and his family were also affected by the drought. So he thought of a plan. He also decided to go inside the deep forest to look for animals to hunt.

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On his way, he saw a footprint of an animal. He followed the path of the animal but ,he was not able to trace where the animal passed.

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He continue his journey. He came across three huts in the forest. "who is here" said Ababio. No one responded. He entered the hut and it was an empty room. He went further to see if he will see someone.

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He came across a giraffe who have been trapped. He was happy because,he has finally got an animal to take it home. He said to himself "Some one might have set the trapped". He thought of how to kill the animal.

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He did not want to get closer.He threw his sword on the giraffe. He missed the target and the sword hit the robe instead.

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Ababio realised,the robe has loosen. He quickly run to get hold of the giraffe's tail. The giraffe's strength pull Ababio along. Ababio hold on to it's tail. He could not sustain it any longer.

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The Giraffe was able to escape from Ababio. Ababio sustain injury and sadly had to return home without any meat.

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Giraffe\\'s escape from a Hunter
Author - Abraham Gyasi
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs