Article July 20, 2015 Issue

George the Rhino

Yvonne Prinsloo

At last Jayden was old enough to join his dad on a trip to South Africa to visit his grandparents. He was so happy that he packed his bag immediately—even though it was still a long time before the trip!

Jayden especially loved to visit his grandparents because they lived on a farm that had wild animals. One of his favorite animals was George the Rhino. It was very hard to find him in the bush during the day, but every night Jayden knew that George and some female rhinos would come and visit the dam of water near the house.

Jayden would quickly have his bath, put on his pajamas, and then he would go onto the back veranda and wait patiently to see George. Granny would bring him his supper, and it was always as he was eating that he would notice George coming out of the bush toward the dam. Jayden loved watching George eat the food that had been put out for him. Once George had finished, he would lie in the mud and enjoy his own kind of bath!

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