African Tale
The Black and Red Sweater
Sometimes even small misunderstandings can end a friendship. This is what the two inseparable friends in this African story learn when a cunning traveller tricks them.
Way back in the olden days, in the underwater kingdom in the
“Your Dragon Majesty, the only thing that could possibly cure you is a hare’s liver.”
To find a hare’s liver in the middle
“I can swim in the sea and walk on the land, Your Majesty. I will go and get you the liver.”
And so the brave turtle set out on the long journey. She swam day
“Dear sir,” said the turtle to the tiny creature. “Is there any chance you might be a hare?”
“There sure is,” replied the hare. “Why do you ask?”
“His Majesty the Dragon King, Ruler of the South Sea, has sent me. I ought to find an animal…