BR 1-04: The Baobab Tree

"The Baobab tree talked a lot." (Stowell, 2009, p.8)

This story is based on a South African tale about a tree known as the baobab.
The baobab tree looks as if its roots are in the air, so people came up with stories to explain its strange shape.

A long, long, long, time ago African gods made the world.
One day, they made a talking tree that is called Baobab tree.
The baobab tree talked a lot.
"I don't like this soil."
"It's too hot."
"I'm cold."
"I'm thirsty..."
One day, the gods cried "Stop!"
What happen to the tree?
Why is the tree strange shape?

This story is retold by Louie Stowell. This is in the Usborne First Reading series.
It's a level 2 book, so it is short story (about 25 pages) and easy to read.
This story is interesting, and I recommend that you read this book.

Stowell, Louie. (2009). The Baobab Tree. London, England: Usborne.

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