Lion and Warthog - 英语故事书

Jul 17, 2026

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A traditional South African folktale retold as an accessible English story about Lion and Warthog. Lion, once feared and cruel, is trapped by a hunter’s trap and suffers from hunger, thirst, and pain until he is weak enough to accept help. Warthog refuses at first, then empathizes with Lion’s suffering and uses his strong tusks to free him. The story highlights justice, mercy, and the transformation from fear to friendship.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time34 min

Lion and Warthog

Lion’s trap and suffering

Warthog refuses and then helps

Lion and Warthog English Story Book Lion and Warthog Wr iter : South Afr ican Folktale Illustr ation: Wiehan de Jager Adapted By: Judith Baker Refor maated for Bloom by: Kent Schr oeder [www.afr icanstorybook.or g](www.afr icanstorybook.or g)[ ](www.afr icanstorybook.or g)A Saide Initiative English This wor k is licensed under a Cr eative Commons Attr ibution (CC-BY) Ver sion 3.0 Unported Licence . Disclaimer : You ar e fr ee to download, copy, tr anslate or adapt this story and use the illustr ations as long as you attr ibute or cr edit the or iginal author /s and illustr ator /s . Copyr ight © 2015, Afr ican Storybook Initiative You ar e fr ee to make commer cial use of this wor k. You may adapt and add to this wor k. You must keep the copyr ight and cr edits for author s, illustr ator s, etc. Once upon a time, Lion was the strongest and most feared of all the animals . He would catch other animals and eat them. But one morning while he was looking for his breakfast, he got caught in a hunter’s trap. Lion gave his loudest roar from the pain. He pulled and pulled to free himself from the trap. The trap got tighter and tighter around his leg everytime he pulled. Lion grew tired and he felt more pain in his leg. Finally, he gave up. Days went past as Lion sat baking in the sun. He was hungry and thirsty and there was nobody to save him. He became weaker and weaker . “I am going to die of hunger and thirst in this trap,” he thought to himself. One morning, Lion heard a sound coming from the nearby bushes . He listened and looked closer . He saw Warthog walking with his wife and children, talking and laughing. The Warthog family were going to the river to drink water and play in the mud before the sun got too hot. “Warthog! Please help me! Warthog!” cried Lion.“Please set me free from this trap,”pleaded Lion. “Never,” said Warthog.“You are a cruel animal. You will eat me and my family for breakfast if I set you free .” “I promise I will never do such a bad thing. We will be friends if you can set me free,”said Lion. Warthog felt sorry for Lion. “I do not like seeing you in such pain, thirsty and dying from hunger .” So he pulled at the trap with his long strong tusks and released Lion. Warthog saved his new friend.

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How does Warthog eventually help Lion?

After hearing Lion’s cries and seeing his pain, Warthog pulls at the trap with his long strong tusks to release him.

Jul 17, 2026

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