the Lion who
Wouldn't Try

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The Lion Who Wouldn't Try
Illustrated by Andre Kieswetter
Written by Liza Esterhuyse
Designed by Nick Mulgrew
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 5 March 2016.
ISBN: 978-1-928365-93-8
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the Lion who Wouldn't Try
by
Liza Esterhuyse
Andre Kieswetter
&  Nick Mulgrew

It was a sunny day in the jungle.
All the animals were out playing.

“Come play with me, Lion,” said Cheetah.  “Catch me if you can!”
zoom-zoom! went Cheetah.
“I don’t want to play,” said Lion. “I’ll lose.”

“Come play with me, Lion,” said Elephant.  “We can throw rocks!”
ka-pow! ka-pow! went Elephant.
“I don’t want to play,” said Lion. “I’ll lose.”

“Come play with us, Lion!” said the monkeys. “Who can eat the most bananas?”
pop! pop! pop! went the monkeys.
“I don’t want to play,” said Lion. “I’ll lose.”

“Come play with me, Lion," said Springbok.  “Let’s jump high!”
zoop! zoop! zoop! went Springbok.
“I don’t want to play,” said Lion. “I’ll lose.”

“Come play with me, Lion,” said Crocodile. “It’s a swimming competition!”
splash! splash! went Crocodile.
“I don’t want to play,” said Lion. “I’ll lose.”

Elephant and Crocodile had the swimming  competition without Lion.

Crocodile was quicker than Elephant, but each time Crocodile got ahead, Elephant tickled him!
tee-hee-hee! went Elephant and Crocodile.

Lion sat sadly by himself, watching Crocodile and Elephant swim.

“Why are you sad, Lion?” asked Mouse.
“Because I don't want to play,” said Lion.
“I'll lose."

Lion slipped on a banana peel!
wheeeeee! went Lion.
“That looks like fun!” said all the other animals.

Lion played,  and he was happy.