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“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in people's ears. 'Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?

This is a traditional West African story. It outlines the importance of not lying and the consequences of what can arise if one does. It also creates a story of why mosquitos buzz and why we do not like them.

This book is a West African Folk tale about why mosquitos buzz. It follows a mosquito who lies and at the end of day causes the death of a baby owl and everyone is upset with each other until they find out it all leads back to the mosquito. It creates the origin of why mosquitos buzz and why we slap them when we hear them.

“Now mother owl wont wake the sun so the day can come.“

The story begins by the mosquito lying to the iguana. The iguana puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening a snake, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but she hides in order to escape punishment.

I would use this book in my classroom to teach the children about the consequences of lying to other people and how it affects others.