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Hare Fools His Friends-Folktale

                                                 THE HARE FOOLS HIS FRIENDS                                                          BY MATILDA PHIRI There was once a Hare who organized a competition with other animals to prove to them that he was strong.   He went to the elephant and told him to fight with him. “My dear friend Elephant, do you know that I am very stronger than you? In a tug of war despite being small I would win!” The elephant laughed at the Hare, asking him, why he was so confident.   “I am very big and also am a strong animal. I’d definitely win”, said the Elephant. After sometime while arguing, the elephant agreed to compete with the Hare to see who was very stronger. The Hare told the elephant to stay on one side and that he would go on the other side. When the Hare went on the other side, he found a lion preparing his meat and he greeted him. The Hare told him the same thing he told the Elephant to fight with him. The lion laughed at him. “My friend Har