Armadillo and Hare by Jeremy Strong

Author:Jeremy Strong [Jeremy Strong]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788450126
Publisher: David Fickling Books Ltd
Published: 2018-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Armadillo turned and squinted. ‘Lovely legs,’ he agreed. ‘But there are too many of them.’

Lobster was puzzled. ‘He only has four legs.’

Armadillo seemed surprised. ‘Four? It always looks to me as if he’s got at least fifteen.’

Lobster’s alarmed eyes glanced at Hare for reassurance.

‘Armadillo is joking,’ Hare explained.

‘Oh! Ha ha. Of course.’ Lobster hurried off to dance with Giraffe. She didn’t speak to Armadillo or Hare for the rest of the evening.

Armadillo turned to his friend. ‘Thank you for saving me from making a fool of myself on the dance floor.’

Hare smiled. ‘Oh, I didn’t just save you, old friend. I saved everyone. You would have caused chaos!’ But Hare’s long legs couldn’t stop twitching. ‘I’m sorry, I just can’t keep still any longer. I must do something. I think I shall join the band for a number or two.’

‘Yes,’ nodded Armadillo. ‘Do go and play.’

So Hare joined the band and he played so beautifully that his tuba soon filled the air with cupcakes and lollies, candle-lit balloons that rose high in the night sky, rainbows and glitter that rained gently down upon the dancers. When he finished all the animals clapped. Hare took a bow and his ears made a deep bow of their own.

Hare went back to sit with Armadillo, who patted him on the back.

‘That was magical,’ Armadillo said somewhat sadly. ‘Listen, Hare. Do you think that if I had proper lessons I would end up being able to dance? I mean, if I really tried?’

Hare counted his bruises. His elbows still hurt and his tail felt rather sensitive. ‘We can overcome so much by trying and trying again,’ he agreed.

Armadillo leaned forward eagerly. ‘Exactly. That’s what I was thinking.’

‘But sometimes we just have to accept our limitations,’ Hare went on. ‘Sometimes there are things we shall never be able to do, and never should.’

‘I see,’ murmured Armadillo. He sank back into his chair. ‘So that’s a “no”, is it?’

‘Yes,’ nodded Hare. ‘It’s a “no”.’

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