The King and the Tortoise
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1992
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781895555400
- Publish Date
- Sep 1992
- List Price
- $16.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Who is the cleverest creature of all?
In order to find out, the king has issued a challenge: who can make him a robe of smoke? The swift hare, the sly fox, the fierce leopard, and the mighty elephant try but each one fails.
It is up to the tortoise, patient and slow, to win the day through wit alone.
In this gentle traditional story from Cameroon, master storyteller Tololwa Mollel has woven a tale of humour and wisdom as magical as a robe of smoke.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Tololwa Mollel is a children's author, dramatist and storyteller. He grew up in Arusha Tanzania at the times when oral tradition was still alive and well. Tololwa has written over sixteen books using traditional folklore as their basis. He has worked as an actor and university theatre instructor in Tanzania and Canada, and as a writer-in-residence for the Edmonton Public Library. His books include award-winning titles such as Orphan Boy, Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!, Big Boy, and My Rows and Piles of Coins. His books have been translated into various South African languages and into Korean. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.