Once, there lived a greedy hippo. He ate the food of all the animals.
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One day, after eating his breakfast, the hippo went to have a bath. He carried his swimming tube with him.
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But the hippo was fat, so he got stuck in the tube. He began to shout, “Help! Help! Please pull me out!”
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The animals heard the hippo crying and rushed to pull him out. The animals pulled and pulled. Finally, they succeeded.
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Out he popped. The hippo did not thank the animals. He ran past them and ate all their food.
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The animals were angry and decided to teach him a lesson. They baked bread with
fish and soap for him.
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The animals gave the bread to the hippo and said, “We have made this bread, especially for you.” Happily, he ate the bread.
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Soon, the hippo felt some trouble in his stomach. He got to know that the animals had tricked him. The hippo learnt his lesson.
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The hippo never ate the food of the other animals and lived happily with them.