Six Blind Mice and an Elephant

• Author(s): Jude Daly,
• Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 1910959421
  ISBN_13: 9781910959428
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Elephants , Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc , Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General , JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African , Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Asian ,

Description:... One day a tired old elephant plods out of the forest and falls asleep in a farmer's barn. Amid the ensuing commotion, six curious blind mice enter the fray:

'... An elephant is like a wall,' says the oldest mouse, as he falls against the elephant's massive, solid side. 'No,' says a younger mouse, touching one of the sharp tusks. 'An elephant is like a spear!'

A tree... a rope... a snake? Each mouse has his or her own interpretation after touching different parts of the elephant. But then the huge creature awakes - and only then is the full wonder of his being revealed.

Based on a classic Indian fable, Jude Daly's new picture book, set in the South African countryside, is an inspiring, multi-layered allegory.