This is the story of how flamingos got their skinny long

legs.

Millions of years ago when animals were growing up,

flamingos had short black legs.

But not for long…

One day four baby flamingos were walking over to a

ladybug that was resting on a gum leaf, so that they

could play with her. But instead, the flamingos tripped

on a vine and landed in growing ivy.

All of a sudden the baby flamingos started to grow taller

and their legs grew long and skinny.

,  flamingo was worried about her four babies and

went looking for them. She eventually found them stuck

in the ivy. She pulled out some magic grass and rubbed

it on them. All of a sudden their bodies started to shrink,

but not their legs. Their legs stayed long and skinny.

Now they were able to get out of the ivy. When they

were out of the ivy, their bodies went back to normal

size.

They said to their Mother, “Can we keep our skinny

long legs?”   “Yes” said Mother flamingo, “Your long

legs will help you when you are standing in the stream

From that day on, all flamingos had skinny long legs. That’s how flamingos got their skinny long legs.