Animal Short Stories

By Clement B.G. London ED

Language is power. When animals take possession of words and, especially begin with names, they significantly move to the realm of freedom, Just like slaves who have acquired manumission and can speak and write freely.

In this book of short stories, the animals assume the characters of humans and therefore speak with authority of people in different life circumstances. Other animals of the sane or different species adapt and adopt certain well-defined stratagems in order to cope with the prolongation of their life spaces. In this respect, they serve as role models or prime examples of emulation.

ANIMAL SHORT STORIES should provide meaningful reading for children and young adults.





Clement B.G. London, Ed.D.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 28, 2009
• ISBN: 9781477163030

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Copyright © 2009 by Clement B.G. London, Ed.D.

ISBN:          Softcover                                 978-1-4363-2628-5

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

TWO LOVING DONKEYS:

FIDO AND FIFI

MR. AGOUTI LOST HIS TAIL

THE COW AND THE HONEY BEE

HOW THE TORTOISE

GOT A LUMPY BACK AND BODY

A TRICKSTER GETS TRICKED

THE SLY MONGOOSE

THE CASCADURA STORY

INTRODUCTION

Language is power. When animals take possession of words and, especially begin with names, they significantly move to the realm of freedom, just like slaves who have acquired manumission and can speak and write freely.

To possess a name is to have identity; so like human beings, the animals in these stories have identities, names if you will. And, like humans, they express similar emotions. These animals in the stories appear as having come in various shapes and sizes with differing personalities of cunning, desires, craftiness, manipulation, fear, jealousy, envy, hate, simplicity and arrogance. They behave similarly as being honest, trustworthy, helpful, kind, gentle and given to gossip, while forever seeking opportunities for advancement or the triumph over impediments.

In this book of short stories, the animals assume the characters of humans and therefore speak with authority of people in different life circumstances. Other animals of the same or different species adapt and adopt certain well-defined stratagems in order to cope with the prolongation of their life-spaces. In this respect, they serve as role models or prime