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Winner of the Storytelling World Honor Award
This humorous folktale from Vietnam, retold by Rob Cleveland, tells the story of Tiger, who was simply once the proudest animal of the jungle. He was even prouder than the peacock. Needless to say what Tiger was most proud of was his beautiful golden coat. But unfortunately for Tiger, he didn't have wisdom and was jealous that only Man appeared to possess it. So Tiger approached Man and demanded that he give Tiger his wisdom. Man then uses his wisdom to outsmart Tiger when he finds himself tied to a tree with a rope. While trying to flee, Tiger burns his coat on the rope, leaving long lasting stripes on his beautiful golden coat. This wisdom story will teach readers the value of courage, caring and resourcefulness. This award-winning story is a "pourquoi" tale from Vietnam. Pourquoi tales are origin testimonies that explain why an animal or flower looks or functions the way it can do. This is one of many stories told across Asia that deal with the origin of the tiger's stripes. Rob Cleveland is storyteller-in-residence at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia and is the writer of several Story Cove books.
