A picture book, from an old folk verse, which tells of the building of a cannon as each soldier brings a part.

Wambui feels sad. Even though she is very happy for her sister, she will miss her when she is married and has gone to live with her new husband. When her sister gives her a beautiful beaded necklace as a special gift, Wambui realizes that her sister will always love her, no matter where she is!

After an old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, a fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that itwill serve as the sole means of escape for himself and his grandmother whenhostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.