

Lia and Sam were playing in the park. They liked to pretend they were hunters in the jungle. They had sticks that they used as spears. They threw them at the trees and the bushes.
"Look, Sam, I found a big bird!" Lia said. She pointed at a gray and white creature with a long neck and legs. It was eating some grass near the fence.
"That's not a bird, Lia, that's a giraffe!" Sam said. He had seen one in a book. "It's very unusual. It has spots and horns and a long tongue."
"Can we catch it?" Lia asked. She wanted to touch it and see how it felt.
"I don't know. It's very tall and fast. Maybe it will run away or kick us." Sam said. He was a little scared of the giraffe.
They decided to try anyway. They crept closer to the fence, holding their spears. They waited for the right moment to throw them.
But the giraffe saw them. It lifted its head and looked at them with big brown eyes. It made a funny sound, like a whistle.
"Hello, children," it said. "What are you doing with those sticks?"
Lia and Sam dropped their spears. They were very surprised. They did not know that giraffes could talk.
"Uh, we were playing," Lia said. "We're sorry, we didn't mean to hurt you."
"That's all right," the giraffe said. "I'm not hurt. I'm just curious. Why do you want to catch me?"
"We wanted to see you up close," Sam said. "You're very unusual. We've never seen a giraffe before."
"Well, you can see me now," the giraffe said. "But you don't need to throw sticks at me. You can just ask me nicely. I'm very friendly."
"Can we touch you?" Lia asked.
"Sure, you can touch me," the giraffe said. "But be gentle. And don't pull my tail."
Lia and Sam smiled. They walked up to the fence and reached out their hands. The giraffe bent down and let them stroke its fur and horns. It felt soft and warm.
They liked the giraffe. It was unusual, but nice. They decided to be friends with it. They asked it many questions and learned many things. They had a lot of fun.
The end.
