The Green Lizard and the Gecko

Author: Soeung Leakhena

Illustrators: Chan Sophom, Kaosal Touch, Soeurm Kakada, Sou Sophy, Yuom Kosal

Translator: Alisha Berger

It was evening. Green lizard crawled on a branch.

Suddenly, she noticed a gecko stuck to the wall of a house.

Oh! A new friend, she thought.

"Hello, I am a green lizard," she said.  "I like to hunt for food in the day."

"Hello, I am a gecko," he said. "I like to hunt for food at night."

The two reptiles were very interested in one another's lives.

"How about we switch how we live?" said the gecko. "I am bored on the wall. I could hunt on trees and in the grass, like you do!"

"And I could climb up walls to hunt, like you do!" answered the green lizard. "It will be such fun!"

A few days later...

My hands and feet aren't sticky like the gecko's, realized the green lizard.

I can't climb on walls like him. I can't hunt! Ooooh, I'm so hungry.

Meanwhile...

I can't bear this daytime heat! realized the gecko. My skin is not like the lizard's. I'm so hot, I can't hunt. And I'm soooo hungry!

And so they decided to switch back.

The green lizard went back to her tree and happily hunted for food in the day.

The gecko went back to his wall and happily hunted for food at night.

And they stayed friends...

...who sometimes met in the evening.

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This story:The Green Lizard and the Geckois translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'បង្កួយនិងតុកកែ', bySoeung Leakhena. © Room to Read , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A green lizard and a gecko sitting in a circle, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A green lizard hunting a fly near a tree, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A green lizard and a gecko talk to each other, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A gecko with its tongue out, on a branch, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A green lizard climbs a wall, spiders and insects look on, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A green lizard and a gecko face each other, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A green lizard sticks its tongue out to catch flies, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A gecko walks slowly an insect and a spider, bySou Sophy,Chan Sophom,Kaosal Touch,Yuom Kosal,Soeurm Kakada© Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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The Green Lizard and the Gecko (English)

When a green lizard and a gecko become friends, they learn all about each other's lifestyles. Soon, the two reptiles decide to switch habitats. Will they survive in their new environments?

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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