Richard's+myth

Why the Lizard Sheds Its Skin and Has Bent Legs by Richard S.

One day, lizard was out for a walk through the meadow. He had long straight legs and very dirty skin, but the odd thing about lizard was that he never grew. As he was walking through the meadow, he found a nice group of flat rocks. On the rocks were many beetles, lizard's favorite food. When he got to the rock with the flattest top, he saw hundreds of beetles on top of it. His mouth began to water as he looked at the plump beetles on the rock, and he then ate every last one of the beetles on the rock. After he had his feast, lizard went home. But lizard was so full and heavy from all the beetles that his long straight legs started to bend outward and lowered him to the ground, until his belly was on the ground and dragged on the ground. As he was walking home, his skin was becoming smaller and tighter, and each time he moved his skin became flaky and itchy. Just as he was about to go inside, his skin split open, revealing shinny new skin underneath. He also saw that he had grown a bit. To this day, lizards have bent legs and shed their skin.

If you're wondering how the lizard lost all that beetle fat, well that's a whole other story.

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