Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a collection of folklore. Animal characters such as the mighty Lion, King of the Jungle, the sly Crocodile, and a sloth of tiny animals who, inspite of their size, make their presence felt enrich folklore, which is not complete without Ogres who lay in waiting for unsuspecting children who make up a big part of their menu. The first story in the book is a legend. Legends are a body of stories as they relate to a particular people, group or clan. Legends are believed to have some basis of fact, unverifiable stories handed down by tradition from earlier times by word of mouth and populary accepted as historical. The first story is the legend of the Agikuyu people.
