A beautiful myth from India comes to life in this enchanting, New York Times
bestselling picture book. Near a majestic mountain in a vast jungle with many
mango trees, it has not rained for weeks and weeks. The village well and pond
are dry. Monkey and his friends look everywhere for water, but they have no
luck. And then Monkey remembers a story his mama used to tell him, a story about
how peacocks can make it rain by dancing. So he sets out to see if the story is
true...
This little-known legend, told with dramatic rhythm and illustrated with the
colors and textures