Hot Hippo (African Animal Tales)

Hippo was hot and thought how wonderful it would be to live in the water. Hippo pleaded with the god of Everything and Everywhere to let him live in the rivers and streams.



Ngai agreed Hippo could live in the water but only if he promised not to eat the little fishes and to come out of the water at night and eat grass.

The story of how Hippo came to live in the river instead of on dry land.

Title - Hot Hippo (African Animal Tales)

Edition -

Author - Mwenye Hadithi

ISBN 13 - 9780340413913

Imprint - Hodder Children's Books

Publisher - Hachette Children's Group

Date Published - 01/10/1986

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 215 x 261 x 5mm

Weight - 147 g

Languages - English