Maguru gives legs
Mutugi Kamundi
Wiehan de Jager
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
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