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There was a time when Elephant had no nose. He couldn't swat away the flies, or scrub his belly and he couldn't even blow his nose. Then one day snappy Crocodile snapped. Crocodile pulled and he pulled and he pulled until Ker-doing. Crocodile let go and Elephant's nose was all long and wiggly and...

There was a time when Giraffe didn't have a long neck. Hers was all short and stumpy until she gets her head stuck in a honey tree and has to stay there for all of Summer, Autumn and Winter.

There was a time when Tortoise's shell was all shiny and smooth. One day Tortoise discovered the birds were having a feast in the heavens and he tricked them into making him a pair of wings.

There was a time when Owl's head didn't turn all the way round. Then all the mangoes started disappearing in Tinga Tinga and Owl was ordered to keep watch.

Lizard scampers around Tinga Tinga pinching other animals' food and keeping it all for himself. Then the animals decide to give greedy Lizard a dose of his own medicine. When Lizard realises the error of his ways he runs and hides under a rock too ashamed to show his face in Tinga Tinga.

Peacock upsets Mama Hen and makes her feel plain. Eagle, Mama Hen's best friend, decides to lend Hen her most prized possession - a needle.

One day greedy Spider hears of four feasts in Tinga Tinga and wants to go to them all, so she attaches her threads to four animals. However, they all set off in different directions and Spider's thread soon gets tighter and tighter, making her waist smaller and smaller.

One day Vulture decides to fly up to the sun, but her crown of beautiful feathers gets burnt. She soothes them with golden honey which she steals from the bees, but the bees are not pleased and Vulture sticks her head down Aardvark's burrow. However, Aardvark loves feathers all covered in honey a...

Caterpillar was never in a hurry. Even with all the animals racing around Tinga Tinga getting ready for the best-dressed parade, Caterpillar was happy to sit in a tree and munch on leaves. Then one day the rains came and Caterpillar disappeared into a cocoon. Later, Caterpillar transforms into th...

There was a time when Lion had lost his roar. Crocodile was snapping at all the animals in Tinga Tinga and ruling over the Waterhole, and Lion could do nothing about it. Then one day Flea told Lion that if Lion dared to enter the Great Cave of Tinga Tinga, maybe he would find his roar. Lion pluck...

There was a time when Monkey used to play on the ground and he loved to wind up Crocodile. One day the big rains came and Monkey is stranded up the mango tree. Nasty Crocodile promises to take him to dry land, but only in exchange for his heart. So Monkey thinks up a way to trick Crocodile.

Once, Warthog was really rather handsome, and he knew it! He strutted around Tinga Tinga as if he owned the place. All the animals were fed up with Warthog's boasting, and then one day Lion decided to chase him.

Poor old Rhino really wants to be invited to the Dance of the Horns up on the plains with Buffalo and all the other horned animals. However, Rhino doesn't have a horn, so he isn't allowed. The Monkeys decide to help Rhino and make him a horn from a piece of old wood.

There was a time when Jackal didn't howl at the moon. He was a trickster and he always wanted what was not rightfully his. The other animals decided to teach Jackal a lesson and make him believe that the moon is made of the most delicious honey in Tinga Tinga.

There was a time when Frog didn't croak. Frog sang like a bird and the birds didn't like it. Birds were the masters of song and that's the way it should be! The birds tricked poor old Frog into a singing duel until his poor old voice was worn out.

There was a time when Hippo did have hair, lots of hair! She was always unbearably hot. Then one hot night while Hippo was sleeping, a spark from the fire caught the end of her hairy tail. Hippo was on fire and she ran through the bush until she jumped in the waterhole. From then on Hippo stayed ...

Once Porcupine didn't have quills, she had the softest coat in all of Tinga Tinga and Jackal wanted it. Despite warnings from all the animals Porcupine allows Jackal to invite her to his cave to keep out of the rain. Porcupine takes off her coat to allow it to dry, but while she sleeps naughty Ja...

You see there was a time when Hare didn't hop. He was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga but none of the other animals wanted to race with him because Hare always won and it was becoming boring.

You see there was a time when Bat didn't hang upside down. He used to fly all over Tinga Tinga, saying `Boo!' to all the animals and giving them a fright. Nothing could be more fun for Bat, but one day Bat went too far and the animals decided to give Bat a dose of his own medicine.

You see there was a time when Tickbird didn't sit on Hippo's back, in fact they weren't friends at all. Tickbird was sick of Hippo splashing all the time. One day tiny Tickbird challenges big Hippo to a contest - who can drink the most water in a single gulp.

Mosquito's tales send the whole of Tinga Tinga into a complete panic, so the animals decide to tie a grass around Mosquito's tail. From that day on, Mosquito buzzes and everyone can swot her away rather than listen to her gossipy tales.

You see there was a time when Crocodile didn't have a bumpy back.

There was a time when Zebra was skinny and white all over. Eagle discovered the Great Cave. All were interested except for Zebra who was happy munching on his grass, but Tortoise thought that a new black coat might help Zebra hide better in the savannah, so Zebra tried it on.

Once Snake had hundreds and hundreds of legs, but no eyes. Then one day, Snake bumped into Millipede, who was stuck in a hole. They decided to swap eyes and legs just for one day, but when Snake came back to return Millipede's eyes, Millipede couldn't be found anywhere.

There was a time when Flamingo stood on both legs. One morning, Flamingo and her flock landed at the Water Hole when all the crabs were busy performing their underwater dance. So the Crabs each nipped a flamingo leg to make room to share the waterhole.

There was a time when Woodpecker didn't peck. All the birds had their very own sound, but Woodpecker didn't make a sound at all. Then one very dark night in Tinga Tinga, the Moon and the Stars disappeared! The animals summoned the birds to tell Lion, but Woodpecker couldn't pass the message on.