Ears and Tails and Commonsense

by Philip Manderson Sherlock

During each evening of their six-day party the forest animals listen to a story told by the animals who guess the answers to Chimpanzee's riddles.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock (February 25, 1902 - December 4, 2000) was a historian, civil leader, and vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies.

Reviews

[Ellen]

I continue to try (and fail) to find a good folklore story to memorize; however, this collection has RIDDLES, a frame story, and six quick stories- two anansi, four crick-crack stories. Totally solid.

[Faloni ©]

💦🕷💦 Womp.
🛀🏾 🧼

[Mitch]

This collection of stories from the Caribbean is...okay. The stories are linked together interestingly, but the stories themselves only entertained somewhat and weren't very memorable.

I think I'll leave a review that is likewise not very memorable...along with one suggestion: Read the author's "Anansi the Spider Man". It's well worth it.

[Saidah Gilbert]

I received this book as an award for English Language.