why the ostrich sticks his head into the ground by clara workman
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Why the ostrich sticks his head into the ground
By Clara Workman
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Long, long ago in the Zairbar (zr-bar) grasslands (now called the African grasslands) their was a ostrich named Long Neck. Every time their was a lion he had to run till he couldn’t breath any more.
RUN!!!!
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He tried to get to know the meerkat family. The dad of the meerkat family's name was Boja. (boo-ja) Hi Boja!!
Hi!
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Boja and Long Neck were best friends.
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One day, Long Neck went to visit the meerkat family. Boja was on the watch so Long Neck didn't bother him.
I'm on the
watch!
Ok.
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He waited and started to design a yelping horn. It would make a noise that would tell all of the meerkats’ that a predator was spotted.
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Boja went of duty. But all of a sudden….
I’m of duty.
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The yelping horn started to go of.
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Everybody scampered into the varied sizes of homes.
Run!!!!!!!
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Long Neck didn’t know what to do so he found one hole big enough to hold his head in and he stuck it in.
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Boja yelped witch meant the predator was out of site.
Yelp!
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Everybody survived. That is why the ostrich puts its head into holes.