The Challenge Factory discussion

Tiny Love Stories: Owen and Mzee
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2025



When the baby hippopotamus Owen became stranded after the December 2004 tsunami that affected part of the Kenya Coast, villagers and fishermen in Malindi (a few kilometers from Mombasa) worked tirelessly to rescue him. Owen - just a year old at the time - was then brought to the Lafarge Ecosystems' Haller Wildlife Park sanctuary by Dr. Kahumbu. The frightened hippo ran right over to an elderly Aldabran tortoise and hid behind him, just as he would have hidden behind his mother.
To everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the 130-year-old tortoise adopted each other. They formed a bond and have been inseparable ever since – they swim, eat and play together, and even developed a special way of communicating that has baffled scientists and animal experts alike.

Tasks:
1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS.
2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it (all tortoises are turtles - the primary difference being that tortoises live exclusively on land while turtles live in the water).
3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date.
4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa.
5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened.
6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other (written or verbal).
7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK.
8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years.
9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task.
10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it.

Tiny Love Stories: Owen and Mzee
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2025

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Tasks:
✅1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS.
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
Pages: 320
Finished 9/1/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: 6 letters are found - HIppopOTAmuS - The Senators Wife

2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it (all tortoises are turtles - the primary difference being that tortoises live exclusively on land while turtles live in the water).
3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date.
4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa.
5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened.
6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other (written or verbal).
7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK.
8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years.
9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task.
10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it.

Tiny Love Stories: Owen and Mzee
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2025
Read: 1

1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS.
2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it (all tortoises are turtles - the primary difference being that tortoises live exclusively on land while turtles live in the water).
3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date - 310p
Opal by Patricia Wolf 4/9 3★
4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa.
5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened.
6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other (written or verbal).
7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK.
8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years.
9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task.
10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it

Tiny Love Stories: Owen and Mzee
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2025
Read:

1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS.
2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it (all tortoises are turtles - the primary difference being that tortoises live exclusively on land while turtles live in the water).
★3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 5/9 (14/3/2023)
4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa.
★5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened. The Girl With the Golden Gran 2/9
★6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other (written or verbal). Sugar and Sliced 6/9
★7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK. Honobonoru500: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (Light Novel) Vol. 7 3/9
★8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years. Pork Pie Pandemonium 7/9
★9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task. Betrayal Road 6/9
10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it

Tiny Love Stories - Owen and Mzee
September 2025

My Tiny Love Stories Challenge (msg 6)

Tasks/Books Planned ❱❱ 6
Books Read ❱❱



1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS

2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it

☑️3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date
🔺published Nov 2023
🔺Born to Be Badger ❱❱ 09.04 ★★★★

4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa

5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened
🔺frightened when thrown back in time
🔺Protecting Truth

6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other

☑️7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK
🔺initials LF
🔺Bray ❱❱ 09.07 ★★★★

☑️8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years
🔺Luc is Celeste's grandson - he is 3, she is over 60
🔺Bayou Baby ❱❱ 09.06 ★★★★

9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task
🔺Kat and her friends want to find the killer
🔺Death at the Crystal Palace

10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it
🔺hurricane
🔺The Love Haters

I'm not going to be able to play this month but I love this book so much!

Tiny Love Stories: Owen and Mzee
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Completed: 0/10

Tasks:
1. Read a book with a 4+ letter in the word that can be spelled from the letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS.
2. Read a book with a turtle or tortoise in it (all tortoises are turtles - the primary difference being that tortoises live exclusively on land while turtles live in the water).
3. Read a book with the numbers 130 in the page number and/or publication date.
4. Read a book set anywhere in Africa.
5. Read a book where the MC becomes frightened.
6. Read a book where two characters speak in code to each other (written or verbal).
7. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words HALLER WILDLIFE PARK.
8. Read a book where two characters have an age difference of more than 50 years.
9. Read a book where a group of people work tirelessly at some task.
10. Read a book that has a tsunami or other natural disaster in it.