Hello, I read “The Baobab Tree” today. This story is so interesting and good. This story is about a talking tree and some angry African gods. The tree could talk so I was surprised.
A long, long, long, time ago, the gods made the word. One day, they made a talking tree. They called it the Baobab tree. The Baobab tree talked a lot. He was so talkative. The gods grew a forest of tall trees. But the Baobab tree was fed up about it. The gods made trees with flowers but the Baobab didn’t have any flower. He was even more fed up. The gods said “Stop moaning!” but he didn’t stop. So the gods was angry, and they grabbed Baobab tree and turned it upside down. His head was in the ground and he couldn’t open his mouth to talk. No one has ever heard the Baobab tree say another word.
This story is based on a South African tale about a tree known as the baobab. People came up with stories to explain its strange shape. I was surprised at hear this story because really there were tree in South Africa. I want to see it someday.
(200 words)
Louie, Stowell. The Baobab Tree. London: Usborne, 2009.
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