All Your Own TEETH

All Your Own TEETH / by Adrienne Geoghegan / YL3 / 885words / ★★★★ / ISBN 0-8037-2655-4

Stewart was a little boy who was determined to be an artist.
He had never painted a real wild animal before.
He went to the jungle.
He wrote on a big piece of paper.

WANTED:
Hansum wild animal
to sit still for painting
Must have
all your own teeth
and a nice big smile.

Then came several animals.
The Elegant Elephant,
The Charming Cheetah,
The Handsome Hippopotamus,
And the Graceful Giraffe.

But Stewart snubbed them all.

When a crocodile came along, Stewart thought he finds his perfect model...

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Astonished!!!
I wasn't reading this story with warily.
The pictures were cute and colorful.
The swinging letters and rhythmical tones were here and there.
Actually I was upset by Stewart's rude attitudes for wild animals.
Even though there was some humorous air in the whole story.
But at the very end of the story...
You got me...really astonished.
I have a little mixed feelings.
Uhhm...