How long does it take to read How the Leopard Got His Claws?
How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe takes about 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1972. 38 pages, about 10,450 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.
Subjects: Folklore, Leopard, Fiction, Jungle animals, Jungles, Allegories
