Reading Week 7 B

West Africa

The Moon and Stars

With like no food, A and KT went to kill food. KT killed a deer and his dad went to go get a basket. He called out for his dad after a while and then a dragon came. He left and A showed up. The dragon returned and took them both away to his palace. KT made a plan to escape. The gods were impressed with his cleverness so they made him the sun. 
How the Tortoise Got Its Shell

The god wanted to have a yam festival. He sent out his messengers to invite everyone. One guy refused to sell his wine. Then Klo got drunk on the wine he won. It started raining and Klo died with the pots on his back. When everyone brought him back to life- he was never the same.
The Hunter and the Tortoise

A hunter deep in the forest heard a beautiful voice. it was a tortoise. He brought her home to listen to her sing, but he had to keep it a secret. HE didn't. He said kill him if she didn't sig so they beheaded him. She spoke after he died. 
The Leopard and the Ram

A ram and leopard were working together to clear an area. They liked each other and lived together at the end. While they worked their sons played. The son told his dad how the ram hunted so he was scared whenever the ram went backward. One day he slipped and the leopard left forever. 
King Chameleon and the Animals

Animals decided they needed a king. The lion was rejected and they couldn't decide so they had a race. The hare made it first but the chameleon held onto his tail and got it to the chair first. They had to make the chameleon but they didn't want to, so he had no subjects. 
Elephant and Wren

The king decided to cut a huge tree down. He decided to award whoever dod it with a wooden ax with an elephant. The spider had one of steel. He tricked the servant into never seeing the other ax. He ended up losing the elephant. 

Elephant

The Ungrateful Man

A hunter found a snake, leopard, a rat, and a man in a hole. To get set free, the snake gave him an antidote. The leopard hunted for him for weeks. The rat gave him a bundle full of things that would make him rich. The man got jealous and turned him into the king. He saved the king's son with the antidote so his story was believed. 
Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked

A tiger and a man became friends. When the man's dad died he brought him money. On his way home, he was shot but not killed. He pretended to be dead to see if the man knew about it, but he didn't. 
How Mushrooms First Grew

Two brothers became robbers because they had debts. They were not happy with that life so they started farming. A bird stole their crops so they transferred the debts to the bird. The bird's eggs died bc of a tree so the debts became the tree's/ Then the elephant took the silk cotton of the tree, gaining the debt.  A hunter killed the elephant and got the debts. Then he tripped on a stump and passed it over to it. Then ants ate it into the ground and got the debt. The created the mushroom.