Yulia PuchkovaChapter 12
AT THE ZOO
In August the children and their parents came back to town. It was very boring in town after the merry summer in the countryside. So on Sunday the children went to the Zoo.
"Oh, look, there is a cheetah in the cage over there!" cried Funny.
"Yes, I can see it. It's the fastest animal on the land," said Clever.
"But it's not the strongest. I think, lion is stronger," said Noisy.
"But it's slower," said Slow.
""But it's not the slowest animal," smiled At.
"Who is the slowest?" asked Noisy.
"Slow is the slowest!" laughed Naughty and looked at Slow.
"I'm not the slowest! The snail is slower than me," said Slow.
"Yes, but it has got only one leg, and you have got two!" said Naughty.
"Yes, but it's better to have one leg, then it's not right or left. And I always mix them up when I put on my shoes. So it's easier for the snail. It can't mix up its legs!" said Slow.
Naughty smiled at Slow. "That's a pity the snail hasn't got any shoes," he laughed.
"Oh, I can see a panda over there!"
cried Funny. "What is it eating?"
"It's eating bamboo leaves," said Clever.
"Are they sweet?" asked Fat.
"Do you want to try them?" asked Naughty.
"Yes, I do. Please, ask the panda for a leaf or two for me!" said Fat and smiled.
"Don't be greedy. You are much faster than this poor panda," answered Naughty.
Chapter 13
PYTHON
Suddenly Slow screamed.
"What's the matter?" asked Clever.
"Look! There is a long snake in a tree!" Slow looked afraid. All the children looked at the tree.
"Don't worry. It's a python. It is sleeping. It is beautiful!" said Clever.
"Or handsome, if it is he," said Naughty.
Noisy looked at them and said, "But why is it here? What is it doing here in the tree? Whose is it?
Where is it from?"
"I think, it lives here in the Zoo," said Clever.
"I hope somebody is taking him for a walk."
The children looked around and saw two women.
"The python is theirs!" shouted Fat.
Clever came up to the women, pointed to the python and asked, "Is it yours?" The women looked up, screamed and ran away very fast.
"Oops, it's not theirs. But why did they run away?" asked Funny.