Two can tocucan
There was once a bird who didn't have a name. He lived in the jungle. He had a very large beak and was all black. All the other birds and animals laughes at him because he didn't have a name. This made him very unhappy.
One day he left the jungle. He went over the mountains, and then across the river until he came to a big, hot town.
In the town, everybody worked. So he tried to find same work. He went to see a man who was sitting behind a large desk. The man told him what to try. First the chopped wood, but his beak was too large. It always got in the way. Next he triedoffice work, but it was boring. Then he got a great job. His job was to carry things. He loved doing this and was very good at it.
Most of the time he carried cans. Becouse of his long beak he could two at the same time. The others called him Two Can because they could only carry on. He was happy. At last he had a name. One day, when Two Can was carrying paint, he tried to carry three cans. When he was going down same steps, he fell, and there was orange, red and yellow paint all over him. He tried to wash the paint off, but it didn't work. He was very unhappy and left the town.
He went back across the river, then back over the mountains. When he arrived home, the animals and birds in the jungle didn't know this red, orange, yellow and black bird. When they asked him name, he said, "Two Can". The elephant wrote it down and spelled it T-O-U C-A-N. Then Toucan told the animals who he was. He also told them about his work in the town. When they heard the story, they all laughed. But this time Toucan laughed with them.
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