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    Animal Tales
    Animal Tales
    Animal Tales
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    Animal Tales

    By G. Chambers Bowers

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    A collection of short stories about the lives of wild lions, tigers, bears and other varied animals. Based on predator, prey and instincts, each story starts off with a full color illustration giving a visual frame of reference of the animals involved - I hope you enjoy Animal Tales.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherG. Chambers Bowers
    Release dateDec 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310074998
    Animal Tales
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    G. Chambers Bowers

    G. Chambers Bowers, born in Kennesaw, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. While going to high school in Clearwater, Florida, earned High School All-American status four years in a row, & was a one time runner-up, and two time state champion swimmer. Attended vocational art school in Florida, and was hired on by ‘The Weather Channel’ in Atlanta, Georgia as a Graphic Artist. An avid outdoor enthusiast of white water kayaking, and camping in North Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, and also enjoys flat water kayaking in the swamps of South Carolina, and Florida. Enjoys creating laser etched photographic designs in polished black marble using a CO2 laser, and writing fiction. An animal lover with four dogs, and always fascinated with the drama surrounding predator and prey.

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      Animal Tales - G. Chambers Bowers

      Animal Tales

      Written & Illustrated by G. Chambers Bowers Copyright © 2015

      Published by G. Chambers Bowers @ Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Story – 01…Two Legs or Four

      Story – 02…Black Berries and the Bobcat

      Story – 03…Black Bear[ries]

      Story – 04…The Elephant, the Cobra, and the Mongoose

      Story – 05…Hear No Evil…

      Story – 06…Polar Bears and Penguins

      Story – 07…Spots or Stripes

      Story – 08…The Determined Tiger

      Story – 09…The Tiger and the House Cat

      Story – 10…The Tiger in the Zoo

      Story – 11…The Ugly Duckling

      Two Legs or Four Story - 1

      The debate has long been an issue, on the Serengeti Plains, between the ostrich flock, and the zebra herd. Which is better two legs, or four? The elders of the flock, and of the herd, had all learned that it was best to agree to disagree. What was of real importance was avoiding the jaws of the various predators that stalked the plain. Being distracted by an argument that would have no conclusion was dangerous when complete focus was needed, because at any moment a lion or leopard could spring out of the bush rendering the dispute mute point.

      The ostrich has always been a little temperamental on the subject. Being one of the few animals on the plain that gets around on only two legs, there was more than an overwhelming consensus that having four legs was better. The zebra being the more arrogant of the four-legged animals on the plain, openly taunts the ostrich for only having two legs with neighs of ridicule. Wilder beast, antelope, gazelle, all four legged proponents, backed the zebra’s arguments.

      On a particularly warm sunny morning, a young zebra gloated to his young ostrich friend, that with four legs he could run like the wind, zigzag using his stripes to confuse a predator, and run circles around ostriches. If I injure one leg, I still have three more to stand on, said the zebra neighing in laughter at his ostrich friend. If you injure a leg, you would simply fall over. The zebra said, laughing until his sides began to hurt.

      "Yes maybe, but

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