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Published by the African Storybook Initiative in 2014, this work is freely available for commercial use and adaptation, provided the copyright and author credits are maintained. The narrative follows a lion who yearns to leave the wilderness and forge a friendship with a human. The story depicts how the lion and a man become companions, sharing meals and meat. The lion, observing the man's fondness for meat, begins to fear that the man might eventually kill him. Conversely, the man harbors the fear that the lion might devour him in his sleep. These mutual fears escalate to a point where, in a dream, the man perceives the lion approaching to attack him. He reacts defensively, threatening to spear the lion if it attempts to eat him. This perceived threat causes the lion to flee, expressing its own fear that the man will one day kill it. The story beautifully explores themes of misunderstanding, fear, and the complexities of interspecies relationships, all within a simple yet engaging narrative suitable for young readers. The illustrations by Marleen Visser complement the story, bringing the characters and their environment to life. The African Storybook Initiative's mission is to promote literacy and provide access to diverse stories for children across Africa and beyond.","Lion that wanted friendship  \nWriter: Joachim Muhindo  \nIllustration: Marleen Visser  \nEnglish Story Book  \nLion that wanted friendship  \nWriter: Joachim Muhindo  \nIllustration: Marleen Visser  \nEnglish  \nLion that wanted friendship Writer: Joachim Muhindo  \nIllustration: Marleen Visser  \nCopyright © 2014, African Storybook Initiative  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nOnce upon time, a lion wanted to come out of the bush and have a human as a friend.  \nAnd so the lion and the man became friends.  \nThey ate together and shared meat. The lion realised that the man was a meat lover. It began to fear that the man would kill it.  \nThe lion feared that perhaps theman might spear it with his spears . The man feared that the lion might eat him at night when he slept.  \nOne night the man dreamed that the lion was moving towards him slowly, trying to eat him.  \nThe man took up his spear, shouting,“If you want to eat me, then I will spear you .” The lion woke up and ran out,“I said this man will one day kill me .”","cbCainmNkTszpLlU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainmNkTszpLlU","pdf",7968547,14,"English","en",105,"# The Lion That Wanted Friendship\n## Story","[{\"question\":\"What is the title of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The title of the story is \\\"The Lion That Wanted Friendship.\\\"\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the author and illustrator of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The story is written by Joachim Muhindo and illustrated by Marleen Visser.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main conflict or theme in the story?\",\"answer\":\"The main conflict revolves around the mutual fear between the lion and the man, stemming from their different natures and desires, despite their initial friendship and shared meals.\"}]",1784293840,22,{"code":4,"msg":29,"data":30},"ok",{"site_id":23,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":13,"keywords":32,"description":14,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":26},"the-lion-that-wanted-friendship","",{"@graph":34,"@context":84},[35,52,67],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-lion-that-wanted-friendship/90464/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":22,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-28","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":11},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"What is the title of the story?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"The title of the story is \"The Lion That Wanted Friendship.\"","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"Who are the author and illustrator of the story?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"The story is written by Joachim Muhindo and illustrated by Marleen Visser.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"What is the main conflict or theme in the story?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"The main conflict revolves around the mutual fear between the lion and the man, stemming from their different natures and desires, despite their initial friendship and shared meals.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":23},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,95,99,103,108,113,118,123,128,131,135],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},90,"story-novel",{"id":45,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":134},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]