ENGLISH EUROPEAN CLASS at Bernstein High

The kangaroo and the koala

A long time ago, in the dreamtime, the koala walked fast and the kangaroo didn’t jump.

One day, the koala saved the kangaroo from a dangerous snake. So the kangaroo, to thank him, wanted to help him in return. The koala asked the kangaroo to bring him eucalyptus leaves because it was his favourite food. The kangaroo had to jump to get the leaves.
At first the koala slept and waited next to the kangaroo . But the koala wanted to go further and the kangaroo had to jump to find him. The koala asked the kangaroo to bring more eucalyptus leaves and the kangaroo had to jump higher to get them.
Day after day it was easier for the kangaroo to jump and the koala became lazier and lazier. He just slept all day and ate the leaves the kangaroo brought him.
One day, the kangaroo didn’t want to help him any more so the kangaroo went away. The koala had to climb up the eucalyptus trees to eat and it was very hard work!

Today if you go to Australia you can see lazy koalas in their trees and kangaroos jumping in the bush!

By Arthur and Thibaut.

Le kangourou et le koala
C'est l'histoire d'un koala très dégourdi, qui un jour sauva la vie d'un kangourou n'ayant jamais appris à sauter. Le kangourou, en échange lui proposa ses services. Le koala dit alors qu'il pourrait lui apporter les feuilles d'eucalyptus pour ses repas. Le kangourou ne sachant pas grimper aux arbres, commença à sauter de plus en plus haut pour cueillir des feuilles pendant que le koala se reposait.Depuis cette aventure, on rencontre en Australie des kangourous sauteurs et des koalas paresseux.