Hapo Kale - Hadithi Kwa Shule Za Msingi

the long version

Hapo Kale, which is Swahili for Once Upon A Time comprises stories for school-going children. It comprises stories about different kind of animals, birds and fish. Stories include how the owl, once beautiful and treasured by kings and queens fell from grace due to pride; what made the bush-baby become a useless noisy drunk; why the hen cannot fly; what made the monkey look funny; what made the cat become domesticated and like being around the kitchen; what made the donkey become a beast of burden; what made the giraffe have a long neck, the tale of the dove and the hen; what made the cat and mouse become enemies; why the bat became a night animal that clings to trees upside down; how the chameleon became the master of its environment, the enmity between man and mosquito, the spider and the big lizard, what made the octopus have tentacles and how the rhino got a face with one horn. The stories are entertaining and have many lessons for readers.