Ungrateful Jackal
Mohammed Kuyu
Jacob Kono

Hungry Jackal was hunting.

1

He chased a mouse.

The mouse hid under a big rock.

2

Jackal dug.

The rock fell on his paw.

3

Rabbit heard Jackal calling.

He ran to see what happened.

4

Rabbit agreed to help Jackal.

Jackal promised to give Rabbit food.

5

Rabbit pushed the rock.

The rock rolled off Jackal's paw.

6

Rabbit asked for his reward.

Jackal threatened to eat him!

7

Jackal and Rabbit found an old man to judge their case.

8

Jackal threatened to eat the old man too!

9

The man said, “Let me see the rock before I decide.”

10

Jackal and Rabbit took the man to the rock.

11

Jackal explained how the rock fell on his paw.

12

The man asked Rabbit to show how he pushed the rock.

13

Rabbit pushed.

The rock was back on Jackal's paw.

14

The man said, “Now it is fair. Let us go home.”

15

The man and Rabbit went.

Jackal was left trapped.

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Ungrateful Jackal
Author - Mohammed Kuyu, Elizabeth Laird
Adaptation - African Storybook
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - English
Level - First words