Contents

Foreword by Iman

Introduction

Why Tortoise’s shell is cracked

Why Rabbit’s tail is short

Why lightning strikes

Why Hippo flings his dung

Why Hare’s ears are long

Why Frog can no longer sing

Why Crocodile has no tongue

When the earth was young

When Hippo was hairy

The talking tummy

The man who snored and the man who sang

How Honeybird punished the greedy man

The race between Hare and Tortoise

The princess and the python

The man with big lips

The long-eared thief

The lion, the snake and the man

The lion men

The lion and the jackal

The leper princess

The leopard’s promise

The leopard and the dog

The incredible Mr Tortoise

The hen’s safari

The hawk and the hen

The greedy spider

The forbidden fruit

The fish’s heads

The finger tree

The day tails were given out

The day Monkey saved his heart

The day Man met fire

The day Hyena learned about luck

The hyena and the heron

The day Hare lost his head

The curse of the chameleon

The clever little lizard

The charming Mr Hare

The baboon’s party

The king of the birds

How Bushpig got a flat nose

How Lion got his roar

How Bat got his wings

How Giraffe got his long neck