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She stepped on me!” Fire answered,”No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”  \nLater, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when,”Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.  \nHippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire . Hippo kept crying,”My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”  \nRabbit was happy that Hippo’s hair was burned. And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.  \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  \nWhy Hippos Have No Hair. 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