AN AFRICAN FOLKTALE FOR CHILDREN CENTERED ON THE HERO, MALIBO, WHO BRAVES THE FURY OF HIS CHIEF BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR ANIMALS

This book can be read or sung to very young children. It is about a little mouse who believes himself to be very brave until he is put to the test.

Ang kwentong ito ay tunkol sa isang daga na nagkukunwari na sya pinakang magaling sa lahat.

Betty Misheiker schriinderboeken sinds de begin jaren viig. De dappere, dappere muis is een boek gebasseerd op een van haar meest populaire kinderliedjes. Het geestige boek gaat over een kleine muis die zich veel dapperder voordoet dan hij eigenlijk is. De uiteindelijke boodschap voor kinderen is dan ook: je hoe niet moediger voor te doen dan je bent. Bang zijn mag best, want het beschermt je tegen gevaarlijke situaties. Dank zij het humor in het lied leren kinderen mak-kelijker Engels."

'Chubby Roars the Loudest Roar' is the first story in the African Tales series. It is about a bright little lion-cub called Chubby who, instead of practicing his roar like his Daddy, prefers to go wandering off discovering the far more interesting things that other animals get up to, causing his parents no end of annoyance. In the end Chubby, with the help of his Hippo friend, Mafuta, surprises everyone.

This fourth volume in the Animal Tales series is another of Betty Misheiker's charming stories about animal behaviour, which also explores bravery and the importance of clear thinking, for children. When faced with an unexpected danger, Nyati, the baby buffalo who is the hero of this story, remembers everything about being a courageous and clever buffalo that his uncle Boo, the powerful and wise old buffalo, who has always kept his herd out of danger, had taught him. Nyati not only shows his astuteness but he also manages to protect his closest friends from imminent danger.

Stranger in the Forest is the second volume of the African Tales Series, written by Betty Misheiker. It tells the story of a fierce Big Lion who is very annoyed at the presence of a strangely mysterious creature who has trespassed into his territory. After sending all his animals to discover exactly who has had the nerve to come into their world, he gets no clear answer until in a temper, he goes to discover exactly who the intruder is. It is a charming and funny story which will enchant children and adults of all ages.

In this third volume of African animal tales, written by Betty Misheiker and illustrated by Ilona Suschitzky, Mafuta, the friendliest and kindest baby Hippo in the Game Park, longs to befriend the baby Kudu and Impala, but in return they reject his friendly approaches and tease him insultingly. Mafuta is determined not to allow their rudeness to get to him and in the end it is Mafuta who saves them proving that he is not only brave, loyal and responsible, but that it doesn't matter what one looks like on the outside, it is how you behave that really counts.

Bunny Boy is an adorable baby rabbit who when he discovers that snakes can shed their skin, longs to also change his skin. In pursuit of this he teams up with Dumpy the baby Elephant and together they go around the Kruger National Park looking for someone to change coats with. In the end, they discover that it is far wiser for one to come to terms with the skin one is born with, than to try to be like someone else.

Betty Misheiker het sedert die vroee vyftiger jare vir kinders geskryf. Hierdie boek is gebasseer op een van die mees populere kinderliedjies. Dit vertel die pittige storie van 'n klein muisie wat voorgee dat hy baie dapperder is as wat hy werklik is. Die eenvoudige boodskap vir kinders is dit: dis nie nodig om voor te gee dat jy dapperder is as wat jy werklik is nie, want eintlik is vrees die natuur se manier om jou te beskerm teen gevaar. Hierdie liedjie was eers uitgesaai in 'n radioprogram vir klein mensies in Engels en was opgeneem deur GRC. Dit was ook uitgesaai op televisie en opgevoer...