Gathering courage, he greeted the snake,
But when he got near, the snake slithered away.
"Wait!" Shuni cried. "I just want to be like you!
I want to be fast and strong one day."
"Leave me alone!" The snake snapped with a temper.
"You're a weakling, you're wasting my time.
Too small and too slow, you'll never be a snake.
Not even in your caterpillar prime."