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The rooster's comb was rumored to be made of fire, which instilled fear in all other animals. During a rainy day, the leopard's bow drill became wet, preventing her from creating fire to keep her family warm. Consequently, the leopard sent her cubs to request fire from the rooster's comb. However, the rooster was in a foul mood and sent the cubs away without any fire, leaving the leopard upset. Later that night, while the rooster slept, the leopard and her cubs attempted to steal the fire from the rooster's comb. The narrative explores themes of leadership, fear, resourcefulness, and the consequences of one's actions within an animal community. It highlights the importance of cooperation and the potential for conflict when needs are not met, set against the backdrop of a traditional African setting. The story also touches upon the primitive methods of fire-making, adding a historical context to the animal fable. The characterization of the rooster as a figure of authority and the leopard's determination to provide for her family drive the plot forward, leading to a clandestine operation under the cover of night.","Rooster and Leopard  \nBy: Yikii Kubbi Emmanuel  \nEnglish Animal Stories  \nRooster and Leopard  \nWriter: Yikii Kubbi Emmanuel Illustrations: Mango Tree Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer African Storybook Initiative  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2015, African Storybook Initiative  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[ ](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[credits for authors](credits for authors) , illustrators, etc.  \nSouth African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) [www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)  \nOnce upon a time all the animals lived together in the bush. The rooster was their chief.  \nRooster told the animals that the comb on his head was made of fire . For this reason, all the animals feared the rooster .  \nIn those days, fire was made by using a bow drill.  \nOne rainy day, Leopard's bow drill got wet. She could not make a fire to warm her family.  \nSo Leopard sent her cubs to ask Rooster for fire from his comb.  \nRooster was in a bad mood. He sent the cubs away without any fire .  \nLeopard was upset when the cubs came back with nothing.  \nLate that night when Rooster was asleep, Leopard and the cubs went to steal the fire from Rooster's comb.","cbCair3UBAC9lwPD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair3UBAC9lwPD","pdf",6621542,2,18,"English","en",105,"- Rooster and Leopard\n- Writer: Yikii Kubbi Emmanuel\n- Illustrations: Mango Tree\n- Reformatted for Bloom by: Marlene Custer\n- English Animal Stories\n- Copyright © 2015, African Storybook Initiative\n- Once upon a time all the animals lived together in the bush. The rooster was their chief.\n- Rooster told the animals that the comb on his head was made of fire . For this reason, all the animals feared the rooster .\n- In those days, fire was made by using a bow drill.\n- One rainy day, Leopard's bow drill got wet. She could not make a fire to warm her family.\n- So Leopard sent her cubs to ask Rooster for fire from his comb.\n- Rooster was in a bad mood. 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