Great Britain flag icon  The Sing-song of Old Man Kangaroo

 Rudyard Kipling

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This story is about an one animal. It is about kangaroos. Not always the Kangaroo looked like he does now. A long time ago he was a different animal with four short legs. He was grey. His fur was fluffy. The Kangaroo was always very proud of himself. One day he wanted to be different from other animals. So he went to the gods. But the Kangaroo was very arrogant to them. The two gods told him to go away. The third god listened to his demand. The Kangaroo wanted to become different from all other animals. So the god called a hungry dog Dingo. Dingo started running after the Kangaroo. The Kangaroo ran through the mountains, the lakes and the fields. He ran till his legs ached. And then his legs grew stronger. His tail became hard. He became different.



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