The Very Sleepy Koala

Early one morning, deep in the jungle.

Koala is fast asleep.But the rest of the animals

are wide awake.

Cheetah is on the treadmill, working on her speed.

Elephant is lifting heavy weights, working on her strength.

Kangaroo is on the trampoline, working on her

spring.

Monkey is on the trees, working on

her swing.

While Koala stays in the hammock, working on

her sleep.

That Koala is so lazy.

All she does is

lie there.

Just dozing in her hammock.

Hey, koala!We’re all working hard here. Why don’t you get up and do something?

Monkey, if you’re so hard-working,

you try lifting Elephant’s weights.

“Easy!” says the Monkey, and she tries

to lift the weights.

Elephant giggles as the monkey topples right over.

Ouch!

Elephant! If you think it’s so easy,

you jump like kangaroo.

So Elephant tries to jump on the trampoline.

Kangaroo shakes her head as Elephant falls right off.

Don’t look at me like that, Kangaroo!Can you run like

Cheetah?

So Kangaroo tries the treadmill.

Cheetah chuckles as Kangaroo lands on her

bottom.

Cheetah, if you are so smart, you swing like

Monkey.

So Cheetah climbs the high bars and swings right into Elephant.

By now, everyone is very hot, very tired, and very, very angry.

This is useless.

Who causes all this

trouble?

It isn’t me. I am busy running.

It isn’t me. I am busy jumping.

It isn’t me. I am busy lifting.

And it isn’t me. I am busy swinging.

All the animals turn and look at koala.

Hey, koala, you start all this.

Koala turns lazily.

You must see by now. We are all busy

doing what we do best. Even

me.

The animals think about it.

Yes! We’re all good at running or jumping or

lifting or swinging. But Koala is the very

best at sleeping.

And with a stretch and a yawn Koala falls fast asleep.

Exactly.

The end.

jungle

koala

asleep

cheetah

treadmill

speed

weights

strength

kangaroo

trampoline

spring

swing

hammock

lie

doze

hard-working

topple

yawn

stretch

giggle