A dog cares for its owner: when its owner is going out, it usually accompanies him, and they walk side by side and if an enemy is trying to attack its master it will bark. 'If I was an animal, I would like to be a dog because a dog does not allow unknown or evil people to enter its master's compound. If I could change to being an elephant, I would be queen of the jungle!' Seven-year-old Michael, attending grade 1 at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner Lower Basic School in Bakoteh, The Gambia It's so powerful that when it steps on an insect or a reptile it crushes it at once. I would rather say the elephant is the queen of the jungle. Even the lion, the king of the jungle does not get close to an elephant. 'If I was an animal I would be an elephant because it is so big and powerful and it doesn't have enemies in the jungle. Seven-year-old Julietta, attending the SOS Kindergarten in Bakoteh, The Gambia They love everyone and they are not harmful to human beings or animals.'Įvery donation supports our cause in the care of orphaned children around the world. All the folks back there will stare at me. Parrots are special because they learn to giggle and talk like human beings. Even though I have become an animal, I am going to arrive in the village place. Early in the morning, I would be singing up in the trees. I would be very happy because I love to see birds fly, and as a parrot I would also be flying up to the sky, into the clouds and all over the world. The things that are so special about the lion are the way it roars and jumps on other animals when it hunts.' Seven-year-old Ousainou, attending grade 1 at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner Lower Basic School in Bakoteh, The Gambia It can walk anywhere in the jungle without fear and no one dares to cross his territory. Even human beings are afraid of the king of the jungle. The lion does not tolerate nonsense from other animals.

'If I was a n animal, I would be a lion because the lion is the king of all animals in the jungle. To discover someone's personality, nothing is better than asking him or her what kind of animal he or she would like to be! Children sometimes have very interesting responses, as you will see! Six-year-old Annette, attending the SOS Kindergarten in Bakoteh, The Gambia If you were an animal, what would you be?

The animal i have become