Difference between revisions of "Little Black Sambo"
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| − | The Story of Little Black Sambo is a short [[children]]'s book<ref>It has only 1,089 words.</ref> by Helen Bannerman | + | '''The Story of Little Black Sambo''' is a short [[children]]'s book<ref>It has only 1,089 words.</ref> by Helen Bannerman, a [[Scottish]] national. The book was first published in 1899 and features the hero, Sambo, outwitting four hungry tigers by trading his colorful clothers and umbrella in return for his safety. The tigers then are defeated by their own vanity, as each bites the next one's tale forming a ring. |
| − | The story takes place in a mythical India and the tigers racing around the tree are turned into [[ghee]], | + | The story takes place in a mythical India and the tigers racing around the tree are turned into [[ghee]], the [[Indian]] word for [[clarified butter]], used to make [[pancakes]] for his family's supper. |
The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became controversial in certain countries due to its overt and outdated racial imagery. | The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became controversial in certain countries due to its overt and outdated racial imagery. | ||
Revision as of 04:44, April 2, 2008
The Story of Little Black Sambo is a short children's book[1] by Helen Bannerman, a Scottish national. The book was first published in 1899 and features the hero, Sambo, outwitting four hungry tigers by trading his colorful clothers and umbrella in return for his safety. The tigers then are defeated by their own vanity, as each bites the next one's tale forming a ring.
The story takes place in a mythical India and the tigers racing around the tree are turned into ghee, the Indian word for clarified butter, used to make pancakes for his family's supper.
The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became controversial in certain countries due to its overt and outdated racial imagery.
Helen Bannerman went on to write many similar books.
- ↑ It has only 1,089 words.