A little mouse saves the life of a great lion; hungry Grasshopper, too lazy to store food, gets no mercy from the industrious ants; crafty Jackal tricks Klipspringer to escape death – but is himself tricked by the cock and the dog…. Here are 16 of Aesop’s wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the first time in an African setting.
- ISBN: 9781847800077
- Author: Naidoo, Beverley
- Illustrator: Grobler, Piet
- Published: 2011 , Frances Lincoln Ltd
- Themes: Aesop, fable, moral
- Descriptors: Africa, Awards, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, USBBY Outstanding International Book
- No. of pages: 56