The terrified zebra was all tired and bruised after kicking the baboon so hard.
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#Zebra stripes Patch
And when they walk around, they still hold their tails aloft because of the pain of the bare patch on their bottoms where they landed. They spend their days challenging intruders and barking defiance at all strangers. The baboon still continues to live high up among the rocks nursing his bald patch on his backside where he landed. To this very day, the baboon has had a bare patch on his bottom where he landed. The baboon landed smack on his seat with a mighty thud, taking its bottom hair clean off. The baboon landed amongst the rocks of the cliff behind the waterhole. Back and forth they went fighting until at last, the zebra kicked the baboon powerfully. The two fought savagely that seemed like eternity. The infuriated baboon challenged them in a fine fury, “Then you must fight for the water, if you want to drink” and attacked the young zebra. The thirsty zebras looked up, and saw the angry baboon. On seeing the zebras, the baboon barked, “Go away, this is my pool and the water is mine.” In those days, zebras didn’t have their stripes. The baboon was sitting next to the waterhole by his fire.
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At night, the baboon struck a fireplace for warmth by the waterhole and chased off others.Īfrican legend has it that one evening, a zebra and his son came to have a drink of water after a journey. It forbade any of the animals from drinking at his pool because he self-appointed himself as lord of the water. One such small hole during those times of drought was guarded by a boisterous and arrogant baboon. The little water remained was in a few watering holes. The weather was dry and hot and water was scarce. Ancient Kenya legends Zebra against baboon