Animal fables from the forests of Misiones in northern Argentina, by the Uruguayan master of the short story. The rays of the Yabebirì defend a ford for a man who saved them, flamingoes get their striped stockings, a parrot loses its tail, the alligators go to war against a steamboat, a lazy bee learns her lesson, and a giant tortoise carries a sick man to safety.
Vivid tales that children in Latin America have loved for a century, here in English translation. Download the free EPUB.