How Zebras Got Their Stripes
Por qué las cebras tienen rayas
Comment les zèbres ont reçu leurs rayures
How Zebras Got Their Stripes
How Zebras Got Their Stripes
How Zebras Got Their Stripes
How Zebras Got Their Stripes
Pourquoi Tale (fiction), 432 words, Level K (Grade 2), Lexile 520L
How Zebras Got Their Stripes is a Ugandan pourquoi tale about two donkeys that are tired of working and want an easier life. They meet a wise man who turns the donkeys into zebras by painting them. The idea catches on, but some of the donkeys run out of patience and pay the price.
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appreciated, fooled, impatient, problem, relax, roam
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