Temba TutuSnail
The Rainbow Chaser of Africa
By Bruce Cohen
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2010 Bruce Cohen
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CHAPTER 1
The rain came pouring down. It was as if God had emptied a giant bucket of water over Africa. The garden insects scurried for shelter under leaves, stones or flowers, or jumped into the safety of their holes in the ground.
Raindrops can really hurt when you're this small.
The thunder cracked and the lightning flashed and all the creatures shivered with fright.
All except Temba TutuSnail.
He was waiting patiently under the leaves of a giant arum lily, safe and snug in his cosy little shell. "Eish! Summer afternoon showers are so slugtastic," said Temba to no-one in particular. "I just wish we had one every day."
Just as suddenly as it had begun, the rain stopped and the sun burst out from behind the clouds. Raindrops dripped from the leaves, and if you looked closely you could see a whole magic world inside each tiny drop. In the distance, a magnificent rainbow began to stretch lazily across the sky.