by Paloma Mohamed with introduction by Al Creighton

Majority Press Wisdom for Children Series, No.2

This publication is among the relatively few published collections of recent Caribbean drama, joining the Calypso Trilogy (2000) by Rawle Gibbons of Trinidad. They stand alone as collections rooted in the oral tradition and popular culture, but Mohamed's publication is unique because it was designed for a school audience. Its deliberate didactic intentions might tend to make it a more difficult task to accomplish, but the significant element is its return to the fable and the folk tale tradition. A major function of this tradition is education.