The Tale Of How The Tiger Got The Striped-Bedtime Stories For Kids Short Story

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The Tale Of How The Tiger Got His Stripes - Bedtime Stories for Kids

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This is a short folktale from Brazil, that tell the story of the tiger and the rabbit and how the tiger got the stripes.

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The tiger, the rabbit, tiger’s stripes, short stories for kids, folktale, short moral stories for kids, kids world fun

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Long time ago, ages ago, it was said that the tiger was like a lion without any stripes on his back, and the rabbit had a long tail.
The tiger had a big farm that need attending to, as it was overgrown with brush. Therefore, the tiger was searching for workers to clear the undergrowth.
The tiger called the animals and said, “I am in need of a good worker to clean …show more content…

One day, the tiger was returning from hunting and he saw the rabbit cutting big blocks of wood. He asked the rabbit what he was doing?
The rabbit said that there were orders that every animal in the jungle has to build an enclosure or fence around themselves for protection.
The tiger was surprised and said, “This is news to me.”
“Well, everyone is doing it,” said the rabbit.
The tiger got a bit apprehensive and said, “Please my good friend, won’t you help in building me an enclosure?”
The rabbit although initially hesitant, but after seeing the tiger’s pleas, the rabbit eventually consented.
Therefore, he quickly build a solid, wooden enclosure for the tiger and went away. It was strong and could not easily be penetrated.
The tiger was inside the barricade and after sometime felt hungry.
Soon a monkey passed that away and he asked the monkey, “Has the danger passed?”.
Although the monkey had the faintest idea what the tiger was asking, he still replied, “Yes.”
Therefore, the tiger asked the monkey to let him out of the enclosure.
“I cannot, as the ropes are tied securely. Ask the one who put you inside to come and let you out,” said the monkey.
Soon the goat came along, and then the armadillo and other animals and all of them had the same

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