When Princess Zena is told she must leave her spacious,luxurious palace to live in a tiny hut, she thinks it'sthe end of the world. And the wise old man she asks for help just seem tobe make it worse! What is she to do?
When Princess Zima discovers she must move from her spacious, luxurious palace to live in the tiny gatekeeper's hut, she is devastated. Then a wise old man offers her some help - every day, the princess is told to fill the house with more and more animals. Soon she is sharing her bed with chickens and monkeys and a goat and a camel, and things aren't getting better, they're getting worse! But when they all leave, has the princess finally got what she wanted?
The Hut that Grew is a retelling of an Ethiopian folk tale.
Book band: Gold
Ideal for ages: 5+
One of the strengths of the 'White Wolves' series of early readers, published in consultation with the highly esteemed Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is that it brings some little known traditional tales to life in a vivid and accessible format...an ingenious plot with a nice twist at the end.
