by Verna Aardema
Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
This is an african folktake about a mosquito who boasts to an Iguana about digging yams that were almost as big as he was. The irrirated Iguana snapped grumpily and stuck two sticks in into his ears. This sets off a chain of events that leads to the death of a little owlet. A jungle conference was held to find out who was the culprit, and finally they found out that it was the mosquito. Meanwhile the mosquito listened to it all from a nearby bush and is guilt-striken. To this day she goes about whining in people's ears: "Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?" When she does that, she gets an honest answer.... KPAO! :)
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