“The animal who can count to ten before it lands shall help me rule.”... Elephant stepped forward and picked up the spear in his strong trunk.[r]
(1)Many Ways to Count to Ten (2) Long ago, when animals could talk, they all lived together with the wise old Leopard as their king Leopard was old and had no children He needed someone to help him rule Leopard held up his spear “I shall toss my spear in the air,” he said “The animal who can count to ten before it lands shall help me rule.” (3) Elephant stepped forward and picked up the spear in his strong trunk He tossed it high into the air and counted to five before the spear hit the ground Next Lion tried He roared and tossed the spear into the air, but he could only count to six before the spear hit the ground (4) Antelope finally stepped up, took the spear and tossed it in the air “Five, ten,” he called out, before the spear even started to fall Everyone cheered! Antelope had found such a clever way to count to ten Antelope took his place alongside Leopard as the future king (5) New Words (6)