BR 2-04: The story of The Little Giraffe

“The Little Giraffe and his best friend Rhino are very, very hungry. What happens next changes their lives forever. This charming retelling of an African folktale has easy to read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.”
Once, there was a little giraffe. He was the first giraffe in the world. He lived in east Africa with his best friend called Rhino. Every day, they looked for food. However, the sun was hot and the earth was dry. There was no food anywhere, so they went to see the wise man. “Come back tomorrow,” said the wise man. “I’ll make a magic drink for you.”  He said that. The next day, the little giraffe visited the wise man. “Here is the drink!” he said. Then the little giraffe had a question. “Where is Rhino?” The little giraffe didn’t know. The little giraffe began to drink. He grew taller… and taller… “Now you can reach the leaves high in the trees,” said the wise man. While the little giraffe had become taller, Rhino had found some dry grass. He forgot all about the wise man. “There you are,” said the not so little giraffe. Rhino thought that what happened to you! “I drank the magic drink,” he said to Rhino. However, there was no magic drink left. Rhino was stuck with dry grass. He was very angry with the giraffe and the wise man. Also, he was angry with himself. He is still angry today! It is very surprised for me that the word is the last words in this book. Friend is very important, but Rhino thought that the little giraffe is not my friend because the little giraffe didn’t give Rhino the magic drink. I want to know the little giraffe and Rhino after that.

The story was a little difficult for me, but the illustrations were very beautiful. I want you to read this book.

[327 words]

Reference

Simes, Lesley. (2007). The Little Giraffe. England:Usborne.