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Based upon animal creation stories from all over the African continent, Tinga Tinga Tales brings to life tall tales of how of your favourite animals came to be the way they are today. Ever wonder why Elephant has a trunk, or why Tortoise has a broken shell, or why Flamingo stands on one leg, or why Lion roars? Tinga Tinga Tales will answer all your why’s! It’s a world of stripes and spots, rainbows and patterns. A world where humans don’t exist and animals live by their own rules. A world of myth, legend and friendship. A world where you can fly too close to the sun, jump off clouds, and summon musical storms; where you can sing and dance with the dawn chorus, or fall asleep under the stars. A magical world where animals transform before your very eyes! Learn More About the Tinga Tinga Tales Animals: HIPPO There was a time when hippo had lots of hair! So she was always harrumphingly hot. All she wanted to do was to splosh in the Waterhole, but this was forbidden... water was for fishes. Then one night when HIPPO is sleeping a spark from the fire sets light to the end of her hairy tail! HIPPO is on fire! SPLOSH! HIPPO jumps into the Waterhole. When HIPPO surfaces she has no hair, not a single hair on her hide! And from that day on HIPPO is allowed to stay in the cool waters. MONKEY There was a time when monkey didn't swing in the trees. He used to play on the ground and he loved to wind Nasty Crocodile up. When the big rains come to Tinga Tinga, MONKEY gets stranded up...