GLORIA’S PORRIDGE

Gloria has cooked some delicious porridge, but she doesn’t want to share it. When Cat eats it all up, Gloria is very cross and chases him away. Cat interrupts the donkey, who disturbs the bees, who bothers the hen. Can everyone learn to get along?

Gloria’s Porridge is based on a traditional folktale I collected from a storyteller of the Male people while I was on my travels in South East Ethiopia. I’ve changed it round a bit, but it’s still the same great story, with a message of co-operation for us all.

The artwork is by the brilliant Capetown Artist, Toby Newsome. His pictures evoke his South African homeland, making Gloria’s Porridge a fusion between Ethiopia and South Africa.