Jungletown Tales

Title

en_US Jungletown Tales

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Second impression

en_US By C. Nelson

Creator

en_US Nelson, C.M. See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Biro, Val

Date

2016-01-25T19:37:19Z

en_US 2000-08

en_US 1943

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:37:19Z

Date Issued

en_US 1943

Abstract

en_US I am surprised that a book like this was produced in London in 1943. It is an enjoyable children's story of six chapters about life in a small African town inhabited by animals, particularly around their schoolhouse. Several of the chapters build directly off of fables. Thus the flyleaf proclaims Jungle Town Tales show that an African setting has brought little change to Aesop's Fables. Yellow unnumbered pages of monotone pictures of characters are inserted between the surprisingly thick, stiff pages. The first chapter features mention of Aesop's TH and has a race between Algy the hare and Elmer the tortoise. This turns into a case of the tricker being tricked. Chapter II features Jerry the ostrich, who outwits Sammy the detestable monkey by gaining the rights to the oil in Sammy's property. I cannot find any relation to a known fable here. Chapter III does a turn on GGE. A wise-guy young swan tricks his overbearing mother into making a mistake about things that glisten but are not gold. Chapter IV uses Lohengrin rather than a fable to make fun of the self-centered swan Cecilia, who does not render her part well in the opera. Chapter V deals with several clever reversals unrelated to fables. An elephant forgets his cue and spoils a performance of Aida. A self-centered giraffe is taken for a maypole of candy. Chapter VI brings the end of the school term and of the book.

Identifier

en_US 5223 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80789

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US The Sylvan Press

en_US London

Subject

en_US PZ10.3.N45 Ju 1943 See all items with this value

en_US C. Nelson See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole