A long time ago, the rabbit and the snake were good friends.
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One day they began to chat with each other. But the rabbit was much cleverer than the snake, and the snake knew it!
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So, they were discussing who could stare the longest. The snake said, "Let's try it. I will win by staring at you." So the rabbit agreed to the staring game.
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The snake and the rabbit began to stare. They kept on doing it for several minutes.
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Then the snake got tired. So he got out of his body and only his skin was left looking at the rabbit.
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The rabbit continued looking at the snake's skin for several hours.
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The rabbit thought he was the cleverest animal, but on that day, his cleverness was ended. And that's why to this day the rabbit sleeps with his eyes open!
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The Staring Game (Colour-in)
Author - Mozambican folktale Adaptation - Ingrid Schechter Illustration - Zito Jorge Ngovene Language - English Level - First sentences
