Long ago, all the animals lived in a village.
Mama Antelope had a big house.
One day, Hare wanted to play a trick.
He thought and thought and thought…
He crept into Mama Antelope’s house.
He closed the door and made a lot of noise.
Mama Antelope came home.
“Who is in my house?” she cried.
“Hyena, please help!
Someone is in my house.”
Knock, knock, knock!
“Open the door!” howled Hyena.
But the door did not open.
Hyena called Giraffe.
“Open the door!”
shouted Giraffe.
But the door did not open.
Giraffe called Zebra.
“Open the door!” yelled Zebra.
But the door did not open.
Zebra called Elephant.
He was big and strong.
“Open the door!”
commanded Elephant.
But the door
did not open.
Mama Antelope was sad.
All the animals were sad.
Who was in Mama Antelope’s house?
The birds sang.
The butterflies flapped.
The bees buzzed.
“Open the door!” they all cried.
Baby Antelope came home.
“Who is in our house?”
“Please open the door,” she asked sweetly.
The door opened.
It was Hare!
Hare was smiling.
He loved tricks.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Mama Antelope and
Baby Antelope are happy.
The animals are happy.
Mama Antelope’s house is open at last.
Credits
Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/mama-antelopes-house and was created by: Nabeela Kalla (Editor), Lauren Bird (Designer), Florence Marundu (Writer), Barbara Nascimbeni (Illustrator)
