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The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter - A Traditional Zulu Story The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter - A Traditional Zulu Story Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a hunter who was always lazy and never wanted to move from his spot under the shade of a big tree. He was always hungry and wished for an easy way to get food without having to go looking for it. As he sat there, he watched a cheetah attack a springbok that had wandered away from its herd. The hunter's heart filled with envy as he saw the cheetah drag its prize to a shaded clearing where three cheetah cubs were waiting. The hunter got an idea, an awful and rotten idea. He decided to steal one of the cheetah cubs, thinking that he would never go hungry again. So he waited patiently until dark to make his move. The mother cheetah emerged cautiously from behind a bush and set off for her nightly journey to the watering hole. The hunter seized the opportunity and took all three of the cheetah's cubs, leaving not

The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter - A Traditional Zulu Story The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter Long ago, in a land where time was still young, there lived a lazy hunter. He spent most of his days lying beneath the shade of a bowbob tree, dreaming of his next meal. He wished for a way to get food without having to go out hunting. He didn't want to move from his comfortable spot, but he longed to taste the flesh of a springbok grazing in the nearby field. One day, as he was lounging in the shade, he saw a cheetah attack a springbok. The cheetah dragged the dead animal to a shaded clearing where three cubs were waiting. The hunter's heart filled with envy as he watched the cheetah feed her cubs. Then he got an idea - an awful, rotten idea. He would steal one of the cheetah cubs and never go hungry again. That night, the hunter crept up to where the cheetah and her cubs were resting. The mother cheetah had gone out to the watering hole, leaving her cubs behind. The hunter