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| | Marguerite W. Davol - How Snake Got His Hiss |
 | | And when Snake wanted to get from here to there or from there to here, he didn't slither and hiss, Instead he puffed himself up saying 'Hup, Hup, Hup,' and began to roll along -- around, around, around. |
 | | Snake just rolls along, paying no attention as he meets (and sometimes runs into) other animals. |
 | | In each confrontation, Snake causes the other animal to acquire its own characteristics -- spots on the hyena, the lion's mane, the ostrich's speed, the crocodile's bumpy back, etc. In the end, Snake indeed becomes long and skinny... |
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