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, a [[Scottish]] national. The book was first published in 1899 and features the hero, Sambo, outwitting four hungry tigers by trading his colorful | + | '''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 clothes 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 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 | + | The story was a children's favorite for many years, but then became subject to a censorship campaign in certain countries based on complaints about outdated racial imagery. |
Helen Bannerman went on to write many similar books. | Helen Bannerman went on to write many similar books. | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, 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 clothes 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for many years, but then became subject to a censorship campaign in certain countries based on complaints about outdated racial imagery.
Helen Bannerman went on to write many similar books.
- ↑ It has only 1,089 words.