Unexpectedly, the school holidays do not work out as planned because the rains have arrived. Uncle Amos now wants Panashe to work for him. In trying to avoid his duties, Panashe's master plan backfires and Birrie the Kid swallows Uncle Amos' precious glass eye. Unless he coughs it up immediately, his future is definitely in the cooking pot as delicious goat stew! The two friends are devastated. In alphabetical order it embraces Africa, the basics of business in the food chain, conservation, first aid, geography, good manners, humour, loyalty in family and friendship, new words, proverbs, tourism but above all it embraces fantasy. P.S. When reading it to your children, remember to slip a brown glass marble into your mouth just before Grandmother falls off her metal bucket. Then, when Birrie the Kid coughs it up, voila! Watch their faces when that brown eye hurtles across the room! It is the most fun you will ever have reading to your avid listeners, but be prepared to explain many things in between…