The Little Cheetah lived in Africa with his family. He had a Mommy Cheetah, a Daddy Cheetah, a Brother Cheetah, and a Sister Cheetah.
Little Cheetah loved his home in the wild flat Serengeti Plain. He loved the tall, tall grass, the giant baobab and thorny acacia trees, and the endless sunshine. He loved his family. But most of all, he loved antelope!
He loved to nibble and growl at the meat of the antelope. But most of all, he loved to chase the antelopes!
Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. The Mommy and Daddy Cheetahs could almost always catch the antelopes they chased. The Sister and Brother Cheetahs sometimes caught the antelope they chased. Little Cheetah wasn’t yet fast enough to catch the antelope, but he loved to chase them.
One hot afternoon in the Serengeti the Little Cheetah played near his sister, who was gnawing on a bone. To his sudden delight, he saw a herd of antelope bounding through the tall, tall grass nearby. Little Cheetah was so excited!
The antelope were so graceful as they leaped through the tall grass! Little Cheetah leaped, too!
The antelope were so beautiful as they ran through the tall, tall grass! Little Cheetah ran, too!
Little Cheetah chased the beautiful antelope through the tall, tall grass of the Serengeti. He chased them as they leaped this way and that, and chased them as they bounded through the tall, tall grass.
Little Cheetah became tired, though, because his legs were not as long as the legs of the pretty antelope. He lay down in the tall, tall grass and went to sleep.
He woke up when his tummy growled. Chasing the antelope through the tall, tall grass of the Serengeti had made little Cheetah hungry. He decided to see what Mommy had for him to eat. He took a step, but was not sure if he should go that way. Which way was home? He looked all around and all he could see was the tall, tall grass of the Serengeti. He could not see his family.
He looked to the north. All he could see was tall, tall grass.
He looked to the east. All he could see was tall, tall grass.
He looked to the south. All he could see was tall, tall grass.
He looked to the west, and saw the tall, tall grass and a rhinoceros! He looked at the rhinoceros and the rhinoceros looked at him. He looked back at the rhinoceros and the rhinoceros looked back at him! He looked at the rhinoceros and squealed and the rhinoceros turned and ran away!
Little Cheetah was scared and lonely. He wanted his Mommy. He sat down in the tall, tall grass and began to cry.
Mommy Cheetah knew it was time for Little Cheetah to eat. She had food for him, but he did not come when she called. Mommy saw Sister Cheetah and Brother Cheetah, but the Little Cheetah was not with them. She and Daddy began hunting for Little Cheetah. Sister Cheetah remembered seeing a herd of antelope bounding by through the tall, tall grass and Mommy and Daddy thought they knew what had happened to Little Cheetah. They began walking through the tall, tall grass of the Serengeti looking for their Little Cheetah.
They could see that the antelope had leaped this way and that through the tall, tall grass. They could see that the antelope had run a long way.
They came upon a family of lions. The lions had not seen Little Cheetah, so the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah continued to search.
They came upon a family of giraffes. The giraffes had not seen Little Cheetah, so the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah continued to look.
They came upon a family of hippopotamuses. The hippos had not seen Little Cheetah, so the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah continued to look.
They came upon a family of rhinoceroses. The rhinos had not seen Little Cheetah, so the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah turned away to continue to look. Suddenly, a little rhino remembered he had seen a little cheetah! He told the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah which way to go, and the Mommy and Daddy Cheetah went back into the tall, tall grass.
They found Little Cheetah very quickly because they could hear him crying as they came closer. The Mommy scolded Little Cheetah for running away, but she and Daddy Cheetah were very happy to have their baby back.
Little Cheetah ate a good meal when he was back home. He knew his Mommy loved him.
Last Updated on October 16, 2024 by Anne
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