THE TORTOISE THE KING [The tortiose and the princess] chapter 2

When his friend monkey visited him, he narrated the whole story to him but the monkey only pitied him but his mother overheard them and rushed outside crying.

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What is you have brought on me, my son? Your father is sick and old and you in three days i will lose you Mrs Tortoise cried. Mum please i will be fine, Tortoise said and the monkey left. At night he lay down on the bed but he could not sleep. He was thinking of what to do and them a thought entered his mind. Very early in the morning he hopped out of his bed to hippopotamus house. Hippopotamus was still sleeping we he heard a loud noise on the door. who is there? Hippopotamus asked. It is me the tortoise. The tortoise said.

Hippopotamus walked outside to meet tortoise He was surprised at tortoise visit because they were not best of a friend and they once had a fight at the stream, during the dry season.

Sorry, i came too early. i only came to say sorry for what i did the last time. I want us to be friend again. Tortoise stretched out his hand and shook the Hippopotamus. To tell you how serious i am, i will prepare friend rice and bush meat for dinner at home. Are you serious?

The hippopotamus asked. He was very interested sure i am The tortoise said. At night Hippopotamus was already in tortoise house before the food was done.