The King and the First Comer - Alain Serge Dzotap

In the bush, the lion reigns with great kindness over all the animals. But one day, he says to himself that a true king should make everyone tremble with fear. He immediately tries to scare them, without much success. Disappointed, he addresses the first person he meets... and the hyena immediately seizes the opportunity: why not a dungeon to lock up those who do not respect forbidden things? On this advice, the animals find themselves imprisoned one after the other under unexpected and surprising pretexts. The king seems to reign effectively but becomes sad, while the hyena, imposing his law, invents new prohibitions and gorges himself. Faced with the deserted savannah and the full dungeons, the lion quickly feels alone and unhappy...
 44 pages
 Authors : Alain Serge Dzotap
 Illustration: Anne-Catherine De Boel