The House that Built Itself

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Hyena and bush cat have never been the cleverest of creatures. This story shows just how short-sighted and naive they can be!

―Rafiki

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The House that Built Itself is a story from the Rafiki Remembers magazine collection. It was published in the 1990s as part of The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series.

Synopsis

Hyena is looking for a new place to build her home. When she finally finds the right spot, she resolves to spend the next day clearing out any excess grass, but Serval happens upon the same spot and clears out the grass right away. Upon seeing the grass cleared, Hyena levels out the ground, and Serval returns to see the ground already leveled for her. She collects several tree trunks and piles them nearby, and Hyena later assembles them into a wall on the earth.

With the house nearly complete, Serval constructs a bamboo roof, and Hyena thatches the roof. For her final move, Serval splits the house in two, with one room intended to be for her and her husband and the other intended to be for her children. Hyena had resolved to do the same thing, so she is pleased to find the house already divided when she returns. On the chosen move-in day, Hyena and Serval unpack in separate rooms but are soon alerted to the other's presence and flee the house. Not long after this, they encounter one another and discover the truth. To this day, they can't bring themselves to face each other.

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Africa

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Rafiki Remembers

The Leopard and the Baboon • The Crocodile's Tears • The Giraffe and the Oxpecker • How the Birds got their Colours • Sun and Moon • The Tortoise's Punishment • The Greedy Guest • The Toad And The Rat • Why Stories Are Told About Anansi • How Baboon Lost his Tail • Fire Against Rain • How Anansi Learnt to Weave • The Dove and the Hen • Why Monkeys Keep Out of the Way • A King for the Frogs • Tables Turned • Anansi Know-all • Proud Fish • A Witch Doctor for the Hyenas • Why Dog Chases Animals • The Lion's House • Why the Warthog Is Ugly • The Coming of Darkness • The Bees' Drum • The Flying Lion • The Shark and the Monkey • The Bearded Stone • The Friends • The Selfish Hare • The Stupid Ass • How Squirrel got his Tail • Up in the Sky • Snail Tricks Squirrel • How Anansi Shamed Himself • The House that Built Itself • Leopard and Little Cat • Wooing Ways • Fox and Crow • Test of Strength • Why Flies Buzz • Why Hippo Has No Coat • Why the Monkeys Have no House • The Dancing Elephant • When Fowls Were Lords • Thunder and Lightning • We All Need Friends • The Song of the Veld • The Ostriches' Chicks • Why the Hyena Smells • The Greedy Buffalo • The Pig's Tale • The Long Wait • Finding Is Keeping • The Bean Feast • Choosing Friends • How Lion was Tricked • Tears of the Hartebeest • The Quarrel • Hyena's New Coat • The Honey Guide • Revenge of the Tortoise • How Crab Lost His Head • The Foolish Spider • Why Wild Dog Hunts • Why Rock Rabbit Has No Tail • The Greedy Baboon • Why Leopard Hates Dogs • Anansi and Squirrel • Guinea Fowl and Crab • Toktokkie the Beetle • Up in the Clouds • How Wasp got his Waist • Cruel Chameleon • Who Stole Duiker's Eggs? • Hare and Hyena • Anansi and Lizard • Bushbuck's Husband • How Zebra Got His Stripes • Goat's Escape

The House that Built Itself

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