The name Lis Twa is a patois corruption of the French l'histoire or, literally, "the history." In the villages across the Caribbean one will find him in the rum shops, telling stories for the education and edification of both children and adults. He is equally revered for his knowledge of the human condition and his sense of humor. In St. Lucia a large number of the older country people do not read, as they speak only patois, which is not a written language. The story teller serves as a daily newspaper for those people, interpreting both local and international events to suit the local...

The name Lis Twa is a patois corruption of the French l'histoire or, literally, "the history." In the villages across the Caribbean one will find him in the rum shops, telling stories for the education and edification of both children and adults. He is equally revered for his knowledge of the human condition and his sense of humor. In St. Lucia a large number of the older country people do not read, as they speak only patois, which is not a written language. The story teller serves as a daily newspaper for those people, interpreting both local and international events to suit the local...

Gemma and her brother, Darius, knew all about Le Gran Lezard. The big lizard was just a bogey-man that all the parents used to keep children from doing stupid things. When their cousin from the United States visited them, they took her into the rain forest to seek the monster, in hopes of scaring her out of her ugly behavior. But they discovered that there really was something enormous in the forest, something that shook the earth when it walked. Something that toppled trees in its way. After climbing a silk cotton tree to escape the unseen creature, they swore each other to secrecy. But...

Gemma and her brother, Darius, knew all about Le Gran Lezard. The big lizard was just a bogey-man that all the parents used to keep children from doing stupid things. When their cousin from the United States visited them, they took her into the rain forest to seek the monster, in hopes of scaring her out of her ugly behavior. But they discovered that there really was something enormous in the forest, something that shook the earth when it walked. Something that toppled trees in its way. After climbing a silk cotton tree to escape the unseen creature, they swore each other to secrecy. But...