Reading Notes Week 9 - Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water

 There was once a hippo by the name of Isantim. He was one of the biggest kings found on land. Only the elephant was larger. The hippo had many wives and would occasionally give a large feast to the people. No one but his wives knew his name. One day during a feast, the hippo proclaimed "You have come to feed at my table, but none of you know my name, if you cannot tell my name, you shall all of you go away without your dinner." Everyone ended up leaving except the tortoise. He asked the hippo if he could come back to the next feast and tell him his name. The hippo said he and his family would leave the land if the tortoise did so. The turtle hid himself in a small ditch and waited for the hippos to cross the path. While doing so, one of the wives hit his shell with her foot and called out Isantim's name. At the next feast, the tortoise told the hippo his name. That is why hippos live in the water.

The hippopotamus in all of its glory - source 

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