In this astonishingly beautiful and imaginatively illustrated picture
book, Mosquito tells Iguana a tall tale that sets off a chain reaction
that ends in jungle disaster. Iguana is so upset at being told such
nonsense that he plugs his ears. So, of course, when Python says good
morning, Iguana doesn't hear and ignores him altogether. Python suspects
Iguana is plotting mischief against him, so he hides in a rabbit hole -
which terrifies Rabbit. And so this amusing African legend goes, until
finally the chain of mishaps reaches Mother Owl, who reacts by refusing
to hoot and wake in the sun.