Little Black Sambo

📖 The Scoop

Sambo is a South Indian boy who lives with his father and mother, named Black Jumbo and Black Mumbo respectively. While out walking, Sambo encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colourful new clothes, shoes and umbrella so that they will not eat him. The tigers are vain and each thinks that he is better dressed than the others. They have a massive argument and chase each other around a tree until they are reduced to a pool of ghee (clarified butter). Sambo then recovers his clothes and collects the ghee, which his mother uses to make pancakes.Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was Little Black Sambo.And his mother was called Black Mumbo.And his father was called Black Jumbo.And Black Mumbo made him a beautiful little Red Coat, and a pair of beautiful little Blue Trousers.And Black Jumbo went to the Bazaar and bought him a beautiful Green Umbrella and a lovely little Pair of Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings.And then wasn't Little Black Sambo grand?Bo he put on all his Fine Clothes and went out for a walk in the Jungle.And by and by he met a Tiger. And the Tiger said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please, Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little Red Coat."

Genre: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General (fancy, right?)