The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.
This Nigerian folktale, with colorful illustrations by an award-winning artist, conveys a timely environmental message about waste and greed. The sky was once so close to the Earth that people pulled down parts of it to eat. They never had to grow crops or cook--whenever...
Illustrated throughout, this tale explains why people today must grow and harvest their own food. In the beginning eating was simple - everyone reached up and ate a piece of the sky. Through carelessness and waste the people eventually angered the sky and it sailed upwards -...