![]() ![]() This tale, which first appeared in Aardema's Behind the Back of the Mountain (1973, o.p.), has been rewritten for the picture-book audience the meandering quality of the original prevails, as does Rabbit's song after each trade. In the end, when the others figure out her schemes, Rabbit gets her comeuppance-a kick in the pants. ![]() ![]() The trades continue in a similar vein: Rabbit loses a possession through accident or her own manipulations, only to be compensated with something else. Sneaky Rabbit eats them all, then places the blame on Ostrich, who, to make peace, offers a feather. When Lion and Elephant chase Rabbit away, Ostrich offers to share her berries with the rabbit instead. 1318, etc.), a rabbit connives and trades with her friends for a drink of water, only to discover that a lie ``may travel far, but the truth will overtake it.'' The book opens when Rabbit tries to sneak a drink of water from a hole she didn't help dig. In this Tonga tale from Aardema (The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks, p. ![]()
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