num_pages: 32
description: Versions of this story are told in many parts of East Africa. Similar tales are told by the Kikuyu and Masai tribes in Kenya and by tribes in Southern Africa.During a terrible drought in which there is nothing to eat, Man prepares a magic herb that results in Giraffe's long neck so he can reach the high leaves on the trees and a grumpy Rhino, who arrives too late for the magic.
language: English
title: How Giraffe Got Such A Long Neck...and Why Rhino is So Grumpy
titlecomplete: How Giraffe Got Such A Long Neck...and Why Rhino is So Grumpy
genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Folklore, Africa, Animals
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Trumpet