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Maguru gives legs
Mutugi Kamundi
Wiehan de Jager
English
Long time ago, animals had no legs.

They all used to crawl.
Only people had legs, which Maguru gave to them.
One day, Maguru decided to give legs to every animal. He wanted them to walk.

He told them about it.
The animals said, "It will be very nice to have legs."

They sang and danced.
The animals said it was hard to crawl. 

They felt pain.
When the day came, many animals went to Maguru's house.

Giraffes, lions, elephants, rabbits, crocodiles and birds stood in a line.
Each animal was given four legs.

Birds were given two legs each.
Everything was different after they got legs.

Some danced for joy. Others fell down.
They went to show people.

The animals said, "We will never crawl again."
The last one in the line was Millipede. Maguru asked, "Is there anyone else after you?"

Millipede answered, "No, I am the last one."
Maguru thought, "He is the last one. What will I do with the rest of the legs?"

Maguru gave Millipede all the remaining legs.
Millipede was very happy. He said, "I will move faster than others."
After Millipede left, Snake came to Maguru's house. He said to Maguru, "Please give me some legs."
Maguru said, "I have given out all the legs. Where were you?"

Snake answered, "I over-slept."
Maguru looked to see if there were legs remaining.

He did not find any.
Maguru said to Snake, "Sorry. There are no legs left." Snake crawled home without legs.

From that day, Snake does not sleep much. He is waiting to be first in line to get legs.
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Maguru gives legs
Author - Mutugi Kamundi
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Luka Bineensootaa
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Maguru deel bene uit
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • እንስሳቱ እግር ተሰጣቸው
      Amharic (Translation)
    • Maguru apereka miyendo
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • Maguru ikupa amalundi
      Chinkhonde (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Magulu wapeleka malundi
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Maguru apasa mendo
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Maguru apasa miyendo
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Maguru wakupereka malundi
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • A Magulu ŵapelece ngongolo
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Ogwange Jo Nwaŋo Tyendi Gin
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Ten yok laai cok thin
      Dinka (Translation)
    • Maguru ahinya meto
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Animals get legs
      English (Adaptation)
    • Maguru donne des pattes
      French (Translation)
    • Taalol: Maaguru Hokkii Koyɗe
      Fulfulde Mbororoore (Translation)
    • Madugu ya raba ƙafafu
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Maguru Apeela Amoolu
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Mununga apeela amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Moono Apeela Amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Chiokike na-enye ụkwụ!
      Igbo (Translation)
    • UMaguru unikela imilenze
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • UMaguru uphisa ngemilenze
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UMveli unikela ngemilenze
      isiZulu (Adaptation)
    • Magurub ge ǀnūga ra mā
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Anyama anapata magulu
      Kiduruma (Translation)
    • Maguru
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
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      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Wanyama wapata miguu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Wamagulu agaba amagulu
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Shimbilinga ta havaleke omaulu
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Maguru ta gandja omagulu
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Maguru ujandja omarama
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • Maguru ana gava maguru
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Maguru o abela diphoofolo maoto
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Khalimane o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Maguru o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Montshiwa o abelana ka maoto
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Maguru Ufa Mautu Ahae
      SiLozi (Translation)
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      Siswati (Translation)
    • ንእንሳት እግሪ ተዋሃቦም
      Tigrigna (Translation)
    • Maguru u ṋekedza milenzhe
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Maguru a phakela milenge
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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