El perro del cerro y la rana de la sabana

by Peli (Illustrator), Ana Maria Machado

After arguing over who is bravest, a frog and a hound realize that they must learn to cooperate in order to face the ferocious lion with courage.

Genres: Picture Books, Spanish Literature, Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

A 1001 CBYMRBYGU. A little story of the frog of the savannah (una rana de la sabana) and the dog of the hill (un perro del cerro). The frog and the dog have a contest to see who is the bravest. The story is told with rhyme.

“Dijo el perro del cerro:
---Hare mazapan con los dientes
del caiman! Que tal?

Y la rana de la sabana:
---Ah, pues. Le arrancare la piel
A la culebra cascabel.”

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance]

A 1001 CBYMRBYGU. A little story of the frog of the savannah (una rana de la sabana) and the dog of the hill (un perro del cerro). The frog and the dog have a contest to see who is the bravest. The story is told with rhyme.



“Dijo el perro del cerro:

---Hare mazapan con los dientes

del caiman! Que tal?



Y la rana de la sabana:

---Ah, pues. Le arrancare la piel

A la culebra cascabel.”

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read with Google Translate over the Open Library screen (in Spanish).

https://archive.org/stream/elperrodel...

[Kristal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book using google translate as I do not speak Spanish.
My understanding is that a hound and a frog are adversaries, and they nearly fight until a bigger enemy (lion) comes along and they band together to defeat him. Cute illustrations.

Side rant: I really wish “1001 children’s books…” did not include titles that were never published in English. This book is listen on page 336 as “the hound of the mound and the frog of the bog” but I cannot find an English edition anywhere, and this is not the first time this has happened. Machado seems like a fine author, no question, I just don’t think that it’s appropriate that speaking multiple languages nearly be a pre-requisite to complete this endeavor.

[Comelibros]

El perro y la rana que se enfretan en una competencia, donde por rivalidad cada uno quiere demostrar su agilidad, destreza, fuerza y valentía. Los demás animales de la selva se convierten en jurados y espectadores. Sin embargo, el perro y la rana no contaban con la presencia de un animal, quizás, más poderoso que ellos, que los haría temblar de miedo, pero a la vez los hace reflexionar y entender que las adversidades se ganan no utilizando la violencia, sino la inteligencia. Así, ante tan inesperado suceso, el perro del cerro y la rana de la sabana tendrán que unirse para derrotar a este contrincante.