Zakadam can’t dance

Author: Maria Da’adosh

Illustrator: Mai El-wakeel

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An egg hatched, and a baby blue footed booby came out. Mama and Papa blue footed boobies named him Zakadam.

They were so happy, so they celebrated his birth with a dance. Zakadam tried to copy them but the Baby booby can’t dance. Zakadam passed by an ostrich and said: “hello!”, but the ostrich didn’t reply.

It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam met the red headed manakin bird and said: “How are you?” But the red headed manakin bird didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam passed under a tree and saw a rifle bird on one of its branches. He yelled: “What’s your name?” But rifle bird didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam glimpsed a spider near a rock. He asked: “Would you like to play?” But spider didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

From a distance Zakadam saw a Sage Grous. He asked him: “What are you doing?” But the Sage Grous didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam saw a black footed albatross on the snow. He asked him: “Aren’t you cold?” But the black footed albatross didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance .

Zakadam saw the bird of paradise. He called with wonder: “How beautiful you are!” But the bird of

paradise didn’t reply. It was too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam finally arrived at the lake and there he saw two diving petrel birds. He didn’t talk to them. They were too busy dancing. Zakadam tried to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Zakadam then saw a whole flock of flamingos. They were too busy dancing.

Zakadam tried his very best to do the same, but he can’t dance.

Later on, a female blue footed booby passed by Zakadam. Zakadam tried to dance, and this time….

Zakadam could dance. he surely danced.

THE END