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The text follows hippos learning and responding to hair-related questions, with repeated dialogue and humorous problem-solving. It highlights curiosity, persistence, and the consequences of choices while using memorable character interactions to build a cause-and-effect explanation. Publishing credits, illustrator information, and open-licensing terms are included for attribution and reuse.","Baf m’taz laif k’hsauhti av hsoof t’of  \nbaf.  \nBasilio Gimo, David Ker Carol Liddiment, Little Zebra Books  \nT’niz t’hkauf p’dai laiz le hti niz htiv.  \nK’hsau hti of hpaineif ceij kauv. Av wai hav lox kwai dauv auf nauf la.  \nK’hsauhti t’htif p’dai of hpaineif baf. Av wai laiz yauj baf le p’dai av hkauf. P’dai kauv hpgav qa k’hsauhti ”K’hsauhti n’t’htif nuh? N’yauj bafy’hkauf.”  \nK’hsauhti wi sav cooz baf keiz p’dai: ”Y’qei wisav cooz naz s’pgaj tej, y’t’htif naz baf, sav k’nyauz plaj neij y’taj k’maf nauh!” Baf hsafp’dai t’k’naf wai baf dauv qa k’hsauhti: ”N’pax sav yauj y’hkauf. Muj t’niz n’k’seif nya. N’k’baflauv keiz n’taj k’maf.”  \nP’dai laiz of meif-oo dauv tai wai: ”Meif-oo eh, laiz oo-auf k’hsauhti hpai av qeij htauf le htikla hai auf nauj av hka, k’hsauhti yauj yaz.”Meif-oo tai hse auz: ”Sei k’da hkau p’dai tizs’kauv sav bo eh, y’k’maz div n’qei av sauv.”  \nLe taj neif av lauj hki, k’hsau hti auf nauf leav cauz cuz dauv htiklo.”Huj! Mei-oo laf le av tohkof t’lof kaiz htauf dauv cav htauf oo-aufk’hsau hti lauz.”  \nK’hsau hti cav htauf kauv hpgav dauv cif qu hti. Av hsoof baf meif oo oo-auf kwix hkailex li. K’hsau hti hauf wai.”Y’hsoof baf meif oooo-auf kwix lex li. Y’hsoof lauz maj kwix lex li. Y’hsoof le av geiz eh.”  \nP’dai sav hkau taj le k’hsau hti av hsoof baf meif oo oo-auf kwix auz . Tuz muj m’hsa t’niz nya iz k’hsau hti t’of cauz cuz dauv hti baf, meij le av pliz meif oo neif lauz.  \nBrought to you by  \nLet’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific.  \nTo read more books like this and get further information,  \nvisit: [letsreadasia.org](letsreadasia.org)  \nOriginal Story  \nBaf m’taz laif k’hsauhti av hsoof t’of baf. (Why Hippos Have No Hair) . Author: Basilio Gimo, David Ker. Illustrator: Carol Liddiment, Little Zebra Books.  \nPublished by African Storybook Initiative, © African Storybook Initiative. Released under CC-BY-3 .0.  \nThis work is a modified version of the original story. @ The Asia Foundation, 2017. Some rights reserved. 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