A story about the origin of the zebra's stripes, in which the drab, colorless, coatless animals of the savanna happen upon a mysterious cave containing wonderful, colorful coats--all except for Zebra, whose greed leads him to suffer a wardrobe malfunction.
year: 1984, 2004
call number/section: 1000, 398.2
subjects: zoology, africa, fiction, zebras, folklore, animals, africa, fiction
Editions
Mwenye Hadithi
Little, Brown (1984)
Relates how the animals of the world, once all a dull color, acquired their furs and spots and stripes and horns, and how Zebra's greedy appetite caused him to get his particular coloring.
Schools: 14
Mwenye Hadithi
Hodder Children's Books (2004)
A story about the origin of the zebra's stripes, in which the drab, colorless, coatless animals of the savanna happen upon a mysterious cave containing wonderful, colorful coats--all except for Zebra, whose greed leads him to suffer a wardrobe malfunction.
Schools: 5