Six Blind Mice And An Elephant
Author: Daly, Jude
ISBN: 9781910959428
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 32
Dimensions: 247mm x 247mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
A warm, inspiring story about the whole being more than the sum of its parts, based on a classic Indian fable.
One day a tired old elephant plods out of the forest and falls asleep in a farmer's barn. Amid the ensuing commotion, six curious blind mice enter the fray: '... An elephant is like a wall,' says the oldest mouse, as he falls against the elephant's massive, solid side. 'No,' says a younger mouse, touching one of the sharp tusks.'An elephant is like a spear!' A tree... a rope... a snake? Each mouse has his or her own interpretation after touching different parts of the elephant. But then the huge creature awakes - and only then is the full wonder of his being revealed. Based on a classic Indian fable, Jude Daly's new picture book, set in the South African countryside, is an inspiring, multi-layered allegory.
ISBN: 9781910959428
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 32
Dimensions: 247mm x 247mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
A warm, inspiring story about the whole being more than the sum of its parts, based on a classic Indian fable.
One day a tired old elephant plods out of the forest and falls asleep in a farmer's barn. Amid the ensuing commotion, six curious blind mice enter the fray: '... An elephant is like a wall,' says the oldest mouse, as he falls against the elephant's massive, solid side. 'No,' says a younger mouse, touching one of the sharp tusks.'An elephant is like a spear!' A tree... a rope... a snake? Each mouse has his or her own interpretation after touching different parts of the elephant. But then the huge creature awakes - and only then is the full wonder of his being revealed. Based on a classic Indian fable, Jude Daly's new picture book, set in the South African countryside, is an inspiring, multi-layered allegory.
