Book Dash Grades 1 and 2馃摉 Stories

Is There Anyone Like Me?

Fred Strydom, Jess Jardim-Wedepohl, Stephen Wallace 路 Book Dash 路 1 min read
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Donkey lies on the grass and wonders to herself.

I wonder if there鈥檚 another me somewhere in the world.

She leans over the river bank and gazes at herself in the water. She brays loudly across the cliffs.

Who looks the same.

And talks the same.

Donkey stands next to Hippo and Mouse and they compare their curly tails.

And even has my curls.

Donkey looks up at her pointy ears with her big green eyes. Donkey laughs.

Someone with my eyes my ears.

Who even has my laugh.

Donkey and Hyena jump over the rocks.

Who can do what I can do ...

Monkey peels a banana. Donkey and Guinea Fowl look at the banana. They are confused.

... and can鈥檛 do what I can鈥檛.

Donkey is at the park. She peers around a tree.

I鈥檝e looked and looked everywhere to find another me.

I went down to the park and looked behind the trees.

Donkey looks closely at Bird in her nest and Mouse in his hole.

I looked around, up and down ...

Donkey examines Buffalo, Giraffe and Elephant across the watering hole.

... at every single face.

Donkey looks at her own shadow.

I couldn鈥檛 find another me in any single place.

Donkey smiles and all the other animals smile too.

There鈥檚 only one me in the world!

I鈥檓 special, oh it鈥檚 true!

Donkey winks.

But not just me, don鈥檛 you see?

There鈥檚 only one of you!