Publisher's Synopsis
Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, there was a famine. The animals in the kingdom all starved and looked very lean except the birds.
When the Tortoise noticed this, he decided to find out from the birds where they got their food.
The birds refused, citing the Tortoise's cunning as a reason why they wouldn't disclose it.
The Tortoise continued to plead and promised not to play any tricks. The birds then agreed to tell him.
They told him of a feast held high up in the heavens for anyone who could make it up there.
The Tortoise thought about it and realized that it would be impossible for him to get to the heavens because he had no wings. However, an idea struck him; he said, "if only each of you would lend me a feather to attach to my body which would serve as a wing."
The birds agreed and gave him a feather to attach to his body to form wings.
TORTOISE is an animal that is well
known for tricks.
This book contains certain stories about tortoise with a great moral lessons
