The Lazy Rock Rabbit

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TheThe following story is based on the Sesotho idiom, ‘pela ene e hloke mohatla ka ho romeletsa’ which means ‘the rock-rabbit lacked a tail by sending others’ The Lazy Rock-Rabbit The story takes place millions and millions of years ago in a mythical world when animals had no tails and they could still talk. It is set in the animal world when different animals used to live side by side in harmony. This is a time when different animals used to use their unique talents to contribute to the survival of every animal in the animal kingdom. There characters in this story are Pela, the rock-rabbit, who is lazy. Tau, the lion, who is the king and leader of all animals. Tshwene, the monkey, who is Pela’s friend and Thulo, the giraffe who was also Pela’s friend. One day Tau called for a convocation of all animals. This convocation was to be held under a big willow tree where all the important convocations were usually held. The message was sent to every animal that lives in the kingdom. When the message got to Pela, he was resting and enjoying the warm sunshine. He asked what the meeting was going to be about but the messenger did not know and told Pela that it was very important that he attended. Pela was very lazy and just wanted to enjoy the warmth of the sun. While he lay there, his friend Tshwene and Thulo came to see him and asked him whether he had heard about the convocation that Tau had called for. Pela, Tshwene and Thulo speculated about what the meeting could be about. Pela thought that maybe Tau was going to give every animal food and Tshwene and Thulo agreed with him. If Tau was indeed going to give out food, then Pela thought it was not important for him to attend and his friends would bring him his. He asked Tshwene and Thulo to bring him whatever Tau gives out at the meeting. His friends told him they would. Tshwene and Thulo attended the convocation
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