
The Story of the Crow and the Frog
Walter Bgoya
ISBN: 9987 686 41 9 2002 20pp Tshs. 2,500.00
One day, the Crow and the Old Frog entered into a fierce debate as to who could be the fastest between the two of them. They decided to hold a racing competition to find out. Accompany the narrator of the story to find out who came up the winner and what wise lessons can be drawn from this story.
The Chameleon Who Could Not Change
Her Colour
Walter Bgoya
ISBN: 9987 686 36 2; 2003; 20pp; Tsh. 2,500.00
Father and Mother Chameleon were blessed with many baby chameleons. One of them was looked upon as being very unfourtunate by her parents, brothers and sisters because she could not change her colour. They thought that she would be in great danger from their enemies. They pitied her. What they did not know is that she possessed great powers, far more strong than their capability to change their colours. And when the danger came, it was them who were saved from that danger by her. Take time, go along with the narrator to find out what this power was and how this baby chameleon defeated the enemy of her clan.

The Pond That Lies in My Village
Sauda Simba Kilumanga
ISBN: 9987686 55 9; 2003; 20pp; Tsh. 2,500.00
This is a story told in the form of a poem. The author has made use of this very unique technique to explain the economic activities of the village dwellers. Theirs is a life of interdependence among the living beings. The pond itself, the reeds that grow by the pond, the hands that work on the reeds, the dye, the technical know how that work out beautiful patterns. Indeed, the whole life cycle is told with very few words in this story.
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The Little Black Fish
This delightful and moving story was written by Samad Behrangi (1939-1968), a teacher in the rural villages in a province in Iran.
The Little Black Fish in this children’s book represents courage and a desire for knowledge, against age old ignorance and fear if in the end one may have to pay a high price. Children will love this story and will not miss the message that it carries.

The Proud Kid and a Stream
Paschal Shija
ISBN 9987 686 97 4; 2004; 24pp; TShs. 2,000.00
The Kid was so proud of himself that he could climb on boulders. He forgot that there were things he could not do. One day he fails to cross a stream, that was when
he realised that he was not supposed to look down
upon others.

The story of Katope: Boy from the dark brown earth
Walter Bgoya
ISBN 9987 686 79 6; 2004; 30pp; TShs. 3,000.00
Katope is created from dark brown earth by an old couple who had no children. But Katope must never
be caught in rain. Read how he avoids rain and what happens when he is too late to escape.

The story of the Crow and the Crab
Walter Bgoya
ISBN: 9987417191; 2004; 32pp; TShs. 3,000.00
The Crab is going to the seashore in search of food. Two Crows want to eat him. Who will win? Find out in this delightful story of the Crow and the Crab. |