Why the Crab Has No Head
Author: Barbara Knutson
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 0761357920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little creature to return the following day for a fine head. That night, the proud Crab boasts about the promised head to all the other animals and ends up learning a hard lesson. This tale from the Bakongo people of Zaire, retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson, will delight readers of all ages.