An inspirational novel about four despairing villagers who discuss their dire community problems and who, after listening to the local storyteller's stories, are challenged to re-develop their village and thus their own lives. 13 black-and-white illustrations.

• What the reviewers say:
• International Introduction
• SCENE ONE
• SCENE TWO
• SCENE THREE
• SCENE FOUR
• SCENE FIVE
• SCENE SIX
• SCENE SEVEN
• SCENE EIGHT
• SCENE NINE
• SCENE TEN
• SCENE ELEVEN
• SCENE TWELVE
• SCENE THIRTEEN
• SCENE FOURTEEN
• SCENE FIFTEEN
• SCENE SIXTEEN
• SCENE SEVENTEEN
• SCENE EIGHTEEN
• SCENE NINETEEN
• SCENE TWENTY
• SCENE TWENTY ONE
• SCENE TWENTY TWO
• SCENE TWENTY THREE
• SCENE TWENTY FOUR
• SCENE TWENTY FIVE
• SCENE TWENTY SIX
• SCENE TWENTY SEVEN
• SCENE TWENTY EIGHT
• SCENE TWENTY NINE
• SCENE THIRTY
• SCENE 
THIRTY ONE
• Afterword
• Acknowledgements