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So he changed his skin then and there, and the Leopard was more excited than ever; he had never seen a man change his skin before.




But what about me? he said, when the Ethiopian had worked his last little finger into his fine new black skin.

You take Baviaans advice too. He told you to go into spots.

 

So I did ( ), said the Leopard ( ). I went into other spots as fast as I could ( ). I went into this spot with you ( ), and a lot of good it has done me ( [50]).

Oh, said the Ethiopian (, ), Baviaan didnt mean spots in South Africa ( [51] ). He meant spots on your skin ( [52] ; to mean , ).

Whats the use of that ( )? said the Leopard ( ).

Think of Giraffe ( ), said the Ethiopian ( ). Or if you prefer stripes ( ), think of Zebra ( ). They find their spots and stripes give them perfect satisfaction ( , = ).

 

South [sauT], use [jHs], prefer [prI'fW]

 

So I did, said the Leopard. I went into other spots as fast as I could. I went into this spot with you, and a lot of good it has done me.

Oh, said the Ethiopian, Baviaan didnt mean spots in South Africa. He meant spots on your skin.

Whats the use of that? said the Leopard.

Think of Giraffe, said the Ethiopian. Or if you prefer stripes, think of Zebra. They find their spots and stripes give them perfect satisfaction.

 

Umm, said the Leopard (, ). I wouldnt look like Zebra not for ever so ( ).

Well, make up your mind (, ), said the Ethiopian ( ), because Id hate to go hunting without you ( ; to hate ; ), but I must if you insist on looking like a sun-flower against a tarred fence ( , , ).

Ill take spots, then (, ; then ), said the Leopard ( ); but dont make em too vulgar-big ( -). I wouldnt look like Giraffe not for ever so ( ).

Ill make em with the tips of my fingers ( ), said the Ethiopian ( ). Theres plenty of black left on my skin still ( ). Stand over ( /, /)!

 

mind [maInd], hunt [hAnt], flower ['flauq]

 

Umm, said the Leopard. I wouldnt look like Zebra not for ever so.

Well, make up your mind, said the Ethiopian, because Id hate to go hunting without you, but I must if you insist on looking like a sun-flower against a tarred fence.

Ill take spots, then, said the Leopard; but dont make em too vulgar-big. I wouldnt look like Giraffe not for ever so.

Ill make em with the tips of my fingers, said the Ethiopian. Theres plenty of black left on my skin still. Stand over!

 

Then the Ethiopian put his five fingers close together ( = ) (there was plenty of black left on his skin still ( ; to leave ) and pressed them all over the Leopard ( = ), and wherever the five fingers touched left five little black marks, all close together ( , , : ). You can see them on any Leopards skin you like, Best Beloved ( , ). Sometimes the fingers slipped and the marks got a little blurred ( , = ); but if you look closely at any Leopard now (, = ) you will see that there are always five spots ( , // ) off five fat black finger-tips ( ).

Now you are a beauty ( = , )! said the Ethiopian ( ).

 

close [klqus], blurred [blWd], beauty ['bjHtI]

 

Then the Ethiopian put his five fingers close together (there was plenty of black left on his skin still) and pressed them all over the Leopard, and wherever the five fingers touched left five little black marks, all close together. You can see them on any Leopards skin you like, Best Beloved. Sometimes the fingers slipped and the marks got a little blurred; but if you look closely at any Leopard now you will see that there are always five spots off five fat black finger-tips.

Now you are a beauty! said the Ethiopian.

 

You can lie out on the bare ground ( ) and look like a heap of pebbles ( ). You can lie out on the naked rocks ( ) and look like a piece of pudding-stone ( [53]). You can lie out on a leafy branch and look like sunshine sifting through the leaves ( , ); and you can lie right across the centre of a path and look like nothing in particular ( ). Think of that and purr ( / /; to purr , )!

But if Im all this ( ), said the Leopard ( ), why didnt you go spotty too ( )?

Oh, plain blacks best for a nigger (, ), said the Ethiopian ( ). Now come along and well see ( ) if we cant get even with Mr. One-Two-Three-Wheres-your-Breakfast ( -----/-/; to get even with , )!

 

bare [bFq], ground [graund], path [pRT]

 

You can lie out on the bare ground and look like a heap of pebbles. You can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone. You can lie out on a leafy branch and look like sunshine sifting through the leaves; and you can lie right across the centre of a path and look like nothing in particular. Think of that and purr!

But if Im all this, said the Leopard, why didnt you go spotty too?

Oh, plain blacks best for a nigger, said the Ethiopian. Now come along and well see if we cant get even with Mr. One-Two-Three-Wheres-your-Breakfast!

 

So they went away and lived happily ever afterward, Best Beloved ( , ). That is all ( ).

Oh, now and then you will hear grown-ups say (, , ), Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the Leopard his spots ( , [54])? I dont think even grown-ups would keep on saying such a silly thing ( , ) if the Leopard and the Ethiopian hadnt done it once ( -) do you ( )? But they will never do it again ( = ), Best Beloved ( ). They are quite contented as they are ( , //).

 

afterward ['Rftqwqd], once [wAns], quite [kwaIt]

 





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