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How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya

3.3/5 ( ratings)

One morning, long, long ago, in the days when the ostrich had a very short neck, Crocodile woke up with a terrible toothache. Her pained cries touched Ostrich's heart, and as Ostrich played dentist to the hungry crocodile--KBAK!--she clamped her jaws on Ostrich's head! But when Ostrich tried to pull away, a most peculiar thing happened.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scholastic

Release: September 28, 1995

ISBN: 0590483676

ISBN 13: 9780590483674

How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya

3.3/5 ( ratings)

One morning, long, long ago, in the days when the ostrich had a very short neck, Crocodile woke up with a terrible toothache. Her pained cries touched Ostrich's heart, and as Ostrich played dentist to the hungry crocodile--KBAK!--she clamped her jaws on Ostrich's head! But when Ostrich tried to pull away, a most peculiar thing happened.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scholastic

Release: September 28, 1995

ISBN: 0590483676

ISBN 13: 9780590483674

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