The competition
Victoria Aboh
Salim Kasamba

Once upon A time there lived a lion, he was the king of the jungle.
He was respected by other animals.

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He always tells the animals to be hardworking because that is the only way they can survive in the jungle.

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One day he called the animals together but this time his announcement was not for work but it was for a competition about who can throw a stick the longest wins.

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The competition started and the hippo threw his stick first. The hippos stick did not reach the finish line.

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The elephant also tried but he could not meet up with the finish line. He was sad.

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The monkey jumped high and threw the stick but he couldn't meet up. He was also sad. King lion was surprised that the greatest animals could not achieve the goal.

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Then the king lion picked the antelope to come and try. The antelope.was shy and scared but he gave it a try

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And when the antelope tried he won the competition

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So the king was very happy and he rewarded Antelope for his bravery.

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The competition
Author - Victoria Aboh
Illustration - Salim Kasamba
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs