How the whale became and other stories

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How the whale became-Ted Hughes-Long ago, when the world was brand new, before animals or birds, the sun rose into the sky and brought the first day. Then from every side, from under leaves and from behind rocks, creatures began to appear. In those days the colours were much better than they are now, much brighter. And the air sparkled because it had never been used.
But don't think everything was so easy. To begin with, all the creatures were rather alike -they had no idea what they were going to become. Some wanted to become linnets, some wanted to become lions, some wanted to become other things. The ones that wanted to become lions practised at being lions-and by and by, sure enough, they began to turn into lions. So the ones that wanted to become linnets practised at being linnets, and slowly they turned into linnets. And so on.
But there were other creatures that came about in other ways...the donkey and the whale, for instance, and the bee, who was made by an unhappy demon under the earth, but first given life when God breathed on him.

All these stories are beautifully told by one of our leading younger poets, Ted Hughes.

For readers of seven and over

Contents of the BOOK:
Why the Owl Behaves as it does
How the Whale Became
How the Fox Came to be where it is
How the Polar Bear Became
How the Hyena Became
How the Tortoise Became
How the Bee Became
How the Cat Became
How the Donkey Became
How the Hare Became
How the Elephant Became

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