Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale (Picture Puffins)

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Summary: The clever rabbit
Review: Title: Rabbit makes a Monkey of Lion
Author: Verna Aardema
Favorite Characters: Rabbit, Turtle, honey guide

Rabbit and Bush-rat are leaded to some honey up in a calabash tree by a honey guide one morning. While they began eating honey the Lion came and said that it was his honey. He vowed that he would eat whoever was up in the tree. The Rabbit tricked the lion into chasing him away from the tree and the Bush-rat escaped. The next morning Rabbit and Turtle went for the honey and once again the lion came. The Rabbit tricked the Lion again and the Turtle also tricked the lion.
The Lion soon realized that the Rabbit was behind all this trickery. Therefore, the Lion waited at the Rabbit's house where he would eat the Rabbit as soon as he returns. In the end, the Lion fools himself and you'll have to find out how by reading this book....