Summary: Zomo the Rabbit is an African trickster tale. Zomo is a very clever rabbit but still seeks wisdom. When he goes to the Sky God to request wisdom, he is given 3 impossible tasks he must complete to be granted wisdom. The Sky God asks him to bring him the scales of the fish, the milk of a cow and the tooth of the leopard. To do so he uses trickery. He accomplishes the tasks and receives wisdom (courage and good sense) but finds out he lacks caution. Now that he has angered the fish, cow and leopard, he must be very careful when he comes into contact with those who he tricked.
Implementation: I think this stories theme is primarily karma. What goes around, comes around is an important thing for children to learn. With my 5th graders now, there is a lot of bullying and sass talking throughout the grade, after reading this book I would have a nice long discussion about building good karma by how you treat others. Furthermore, the trickery Zomo uses to get wisdom is relative to cheating to get a good grade. Seeking wisdom or good grades goes beyond trickery or cheating, it must be honest!
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