Simba’s Mane
Kiara Pettiway & Kailyn Haverstock
Pre-Reading Questions:
 Have you ever wanted to be like your mom
or dad? Why or why not?
 If you could be an animal, what would you
be? Why?
My name is Simba. I am a young lion.
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I do not have a mane yet. It makes me sad.
My dad has a huge mane.
I want to have a huge mane,
just like my dad.
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One day, my hair grew a little.
The next day, my hair grew a little more.
My hair grew a little more every day.
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Finally I had a mane like my dad.
My dad was very proud of me.
Kiara Pettiway is 13 years old.
She is in the eighth grade at
TEAM Academy.
Her
favorite class in school is
Spanish. Her friends call her
“Piglet.” She visited Rwanda
last summer. Her favorite
food is rice.
Kailyn Haverstock is 19 years old. She is a
freshman at Indiana University. She is studying
speech and hearing sciences. Her favorite food is
bread.
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