The Leopard and the Sky God

Usborne First Reading Level 3

by Mairi Mackinnon (Retold by), Ali Lodge (Illustrator)

The other animals try to get the leopard to lend his drum to the Sky God, but none of them is successful.

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of teenagers, books and curious musical instruments.

Reviews

[Leigh's Little Library · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't know what the author thought they were trying to convey in this book. I get the friendship angle, but it reeks of bullying.
The drum was the leopard's drum. It was his choice if he didn't want to share it. But the other animals tricked him and made him give it up. How is that a good quality in people? Basically this book is teaching kids that if they want something that belongs to someone else they bully them into giving it up. Safe to say this book went in the recycling bin.

[Hm]

😒😒😒

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice legend.

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

The gods do not steal from mortals.