Hassan the Lazy Elephant

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Once upon a time, in a faraway forest, a family of elephants lived in a little house among the trees. Hassan’s mother had grown tired over the years, and it was hard for her to do all the housework on her own.

Hassana often helped her mother, fetching water and gathering fruit. But her brother Hassan was a lazy elephant, who grumbled and slipped away whenever his mother asked him for anything. He was so lazy that his mother called him “Lazy Hassan”.

Hassan, come and help me!

Hmm… later, Mum…

One day his mother said to him sadly: “My son, I won’t stay strong forever. One day you will have to rely on yourself, and you will be sorry for every day you didn’t help us.” But Hassan just flapped his big ears and didn’t care.

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