A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps via thejungle grapevine--from Mosquito to Iguana to Python to Rabbit to Owl--in this tradtional African story.

La gallinita roja = The little red hen: An industrious, hardworking hen teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out in this classic story. La sopa de piedras = Stone soup: Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon. Por qué los mosquitos zumban en los oidos de la gente = Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps...