Lioness and Ostrich
Daniel Nanok
Brian Wambi

Ostrich and Lioness were once good friends.

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Unlike Lioness, Ostrich fed her chicks well.

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Lioness’s cubs did not have enough food to eat.

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Lioness wished the fat chicks were hers.

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When Ostrich was not home, Lioness took the chicks.

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When Ostrich returned, she asked, “Where are my children?”

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Ostrich found her chicks with Lioness at her hut.

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Lioness said, “The chicks are mine now. Take the cubs.”

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Ostrich asked herself, “How can I get my children back?”

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She called all the animals for a meeting.

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The animals arrived for the meeting.

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Elephant asked Ostrich and Lioness to speak.

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Most of the animals were afraid to blame Lioness.

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Squirrel said, “Children that look like birds belong to Ostrich.”

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Then Squirrel ran into a hole.

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Lioness was very angry. She went home with her cubs.

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Lioness and Ostrich
Author - Daniel Nanok
Adaptation - Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Brian Wambi
Language - English
Level - First words