A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - Summary by Beth Thomas
Chapters
1 Preface 2 min 2 How Night Came 7 min 3 How the Rabbit lost his tail 4 min 4 How the Toad got his Bruises 5 min 5 How the Tiger got his Stripes 11 min 6 Why the Lamb is Meek 10 min 7 Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other 6 min 8 How the Speckled Hen got her Speckles 9 min 9 How the Monkey became a Trickster 5 min 10 How the Monkey and the Goat earned their reputations 10 min 11 How the Monkey got a drink when he was thirsty 8 min 12 How the Monkey got food when he was hungry 4 min 13 Why the bananas belong to the Monkey 8 min 14 How the Monkey escaped being eaten 6 min 15 Why the Monkey still has a tail 5 min 16 How Black became White 6 min 17 How the pigeon became a tame bird 9 min 18 Why the Sea Moans 14 min 19 How the Brazilian Beetles got their brilliant coats 8 min
