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HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS

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    IN tarted fair, Best Beloved, t. Member it  t, or t, or t, but t, s, s of sandy- yello lived t t sandiest-yelloty-s, and c to one  of tone or clump of grass, and  o  togeteetill t of t kno Beloved. t indeed!

    After a long time--to avoid anyt looked like a Leopard or an Et by bit--t, because --t a.  ttled for days and days and days till to a great forest, sclusively full of trees and busripy, speckly, patccer anotime, anding  of it, and rees falling on tcripy, and ttle ree trunk; and so, to look. tiful time in t,  outside, eas  last t te rats and beetles and rock-rabbits, tummy-acoget Baviaan--te t Animal in All South Africa.

    Said Leopard to Baviaan (and it was a very  day), he game gone?

    And Baviaan winked. he knew.

    Said to Baviaan, Can you tell me t  at of t meant just t thiopian always used long words. he was a grown-up.)

    And Baviaan winked. he knew.

    to ots; and my advice to you, Leopard, is to go into ots as soon as you can.

    And t is all very fine, but I wiso know wed.

    t o change as soon as you can.

    t puzzled t t off to look for tly, after ever so many days, t, all forest full of tree trunks all sclusively speckled and sprottled and spottled, dotted and splascc quickly aloud, and you  have been.)

    is t is so sclusively dark, and yet so full of little pieces of light?

    I dont kno it ougo be t I cant see Giraffe.

    ts curious, said t is because  of t I cant see Zebra.

    ait a bit, said ts a long time since en hey were like.

    Fiddle! said tly on t, especially t seventeen feet o  four and a  o heel.

    Umm, said to t. t to shis dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse.

    But t. ted all day; and them.

    For goodness sake, said t tea-time, let us  till it gets dark. t ing is a perfect scandal.

    So ted till dark, and tarlig fell all stripy t t smelt like Zebra, and it felt like Zebra, and  kicked like Zebra, but  see it. So , O you person  any form. I am going to sit on your ill morning, because t you t I dont understand.

    Presently  and a cras, Ive caug I cant see. It smells like Giraffe, and it kicks like Giraffe, but it  any form.

    Dont you trust it, said t on its ill t any form--any of em.

    So t doill brigime, and t  your end of table, Brother?

    tc ougo be sclusively a rica it is covered all over nut blotc  your end of table, Brother?

    And tc ougo be sclusively a delicate greyis ougo be Zebra; but it is covered all over ripes.  in to yourself, Zebra? Dont you kno if you  I could see you ten miles off?  You  any form.

    Yes, said t t t. Cant you see?

    I can no I couldnt all yesterday.  done?

    Let us up, said the Zebra, and we will show you.

    t t up; and Zebra moved ao some little t fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallisrees wchy.

    Nocs done. One--t?

    Leopard stared, and Etared, but all tripy sc, but never a sign of Zebra and Giraffe. t walked off and .

    s a trick ake a lesson by it, Leopard. You stle.

    surprise you very muco kno you sard-plaster on a sack of coals?

    ell, calling names  catctle of it is t  matco take Baviaans advice. old me I ougo co c my skin Im going to c.

    to? said tremendously excited.

    to a nice le purple in it, and toucy-blue. It rees.

    So ed than ever; he had never seen a man change his skin before.

    But  me?  little finger into his fine new black skin.

    You take Baviaans advice too. old you to go into spots.

    So I did, said t into ots as fast as I could. I  into t  of good it has done me.

    O mean spots in Sout spots on your skin.

    s t? said the Leopard.

    tripes, ts and stripes give t satisfaction.

    Umm, said t look like Zebra--not for ever so.

    ell, make up your mind, said te to go ing  you, but I must if you insist on looking like a sun-flo a tarred fence.

    Ill take spots, t dont make em  too vulgar-big. I  look like Giraffe--not for ever so.

    Ill make em ips of my fingers, said ty of black left on my skin still. Stand over!

    t ogety of black left on ill) and pressed touc five little black marks, all close toget Beloved. Sometimes t a little blurred; but if you look closely at any Leopard no ts--off five fat black finger-tips.

    Noy! said t on t on tone. You can lie out on a leafy brancing t across tre of a paticular. t and purr!

    But if Im all t you go spotty too?

    O for a nigger, said t get even !

    So t a Beloved.  t is all.

    Os? I dont t done it once--do you? But t again, Best Beloved. te contented as they are.

    I AM t ise Baviaan, saying in most ones, Let us melt into t us two by our lones.

    People  Mummy is there....

    Yes, I can go if you take me--Nurse says s care.

    Lets go up to ties and sit on the farmyard rails!

    Lets say to tcter tails!

    Lets--os you and me, And going truly exploring, and not being in till tea!

    s (Ive brougick,

    And obacco. O of it --quick.