Joanna Troughton
The Tiger Child
Hardcover
(Dutton Oct. 31, 1996)
, First Edition edition
This lively folk tale from Orissa, India, explains why tigers eat their food uncooked and why cats live with people. The tiger child is sent to fetch some more fire from the village, but on the way he gets distracted by his friends. By the time he gets to the village, he has forgotten what he has been sent to fetch.
- Series
- Folk Tales of the World
- ISBN
- 0525691162 / 9780525691167
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 25.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 0.4 in.
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