English (en)
Hyena and Raven
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Tony Lelliott
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Wiehan de Jager
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English
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Hyena and Raven were once great friends.
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They played together all the time.
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One day Hyena said to his friend, "I would love to fly into the sky with you."
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Raven gave Hyena some feathers, which he made into wings.
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But Hyena was too heavy and couldn't fly.
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"Please could I hold onto your tail as you fly up?"
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asked Hyena as Raven flew up into the sky.
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Raven flew and flew until he was very tired.
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But Hyena said,
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"Just a little further, my friend!"
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Suddenly, Hyena felt a jerk.
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Raven's tail feathers came off in his hand!
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Raven's feathers could not hold Hyena anymore.
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Hyena jumped thinking that the cloud would hold him, but it didn't!
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By now he was falling fast.
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"Help!" he shouted.
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But no one could hear him.
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Raven was flying high above.
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Hyena crashed into the ground below.
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He woke up with broken legs and grazes all over his body.
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Ever since then, Hyena limps and he has marks on his body.
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He and Raven are not friends anymore.
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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
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Hyena and Raven
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Author - Ann Nduku
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Adaptation - Tony Lelliott
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Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
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Language - English
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Level - First sentences
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© African Storybook Initiative 2014
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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Source www.africanstorybook.org
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