Smart Sindara, the Tortoise, and the 12 Hares

Smart Sindara, the Tortoise, and the 12 Hares

Once upon a time, in the rocky city of Abeokuta, where boulders rested like sleeping giants and the air carried the smell of roasted corn, Smart Sindara went on holiday to visit her Grandma Funmi.

Grandma's backyard stretched into the Olumo Forest, a lush and leafy place full of whispers and wonders.

One sunny morning, while exploring the forest, Sindara heard a shuffle-shuffle sound behind a bush.

She peeked through the leaves and gasped.
There stood a tortoise wearing round glasses, a velvet cap, and a worried expression.

“Goodness me,” he muttered, “twelve hares gone wild... What am I to do?”

Sindara stepped forward.
“Excuse me, sir. Are you talking about real hares?”

“Yes,” the tortoise replied with a bow. “I’m Professor Torto. I was teaching the 12 hares about forest safety, but they ran off chasing butterflies and now they’re lost!”

Sindara blinked. “Twelve? That’s a lot of hares to track.”

Torto sighed. “And they never sit still.”

Sindara grinned. “Let’s find them together.”

And so, the unlikely duo—a clever girl and a scholarly tortoise—set off on a forest adventure.

The Chase Begins

They found the first hare tangled in vines, trying to jump like a monkey.

“You’re a hare, not a monkey,” Sindara laughed, helping him down.

The second and third hares were stuck in a mango tree—arguing about which fruit was the juiciest.

“Come down before you turn into mangoes yourselves!” Professor Torto called.

One by one, they rescued the hares from silly situations:

• Two hares were stuck in a drum, trying to “start a music band.”

• One was napping in a bird’s nest.

• Another had painted himself green and declared, “I’m a grasshopper now!”

Sindara giggled so hard, her cheeks hurt.
Each time, she reminded them kindly:

“You’re special just the way you are. You don’t have to pretend to be something else.”

The Final Hare and the Lesson

By sunset, they had found 11 hares. But the twelfth? Nowhere.

They followed small paw prints all the way to a giant rock cave.

Inside, they found the last hare helping an injured squirrel.

“I couldn’t leave her alone,” the hare said.

Sindara smiled wide.
“So even the wildest hare knows kindness.”

The tortoise’s eyes sparkled. “Lesson complete.”

They returned to the clearing, and Professor Torto thanked Sindara with a tiny scroll made from bark:

Certificate of Forest Heroism
Awarded to: Smart Sindara
For bravery, kindness, and brilliant hare-herding skills.

The Journey Home

That night, as Grandma tucked her into bed, Sindara whispered:

“Today I made 12 furry friends, helped a tortoise professor, and learned that even the wildest ones can choose to be kind.”

And as she drifted off to sleep, somewhere in Olumo Forest, twelve hares twitched their noses and whispered,

“Thank you, Smart Sindara.”

The End

Remember: Being wild can be fun—but being kind makes you unforgettable.

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