A Tale from the Trunk

About the Book

A fly, a bee, a hare, a bear, a mouse and a deer are holding their third meeting to discuss the six largest major world religions. A little elephant is listening to the discussion and finds the comparison very interesting remembering some of his experiences with religion in India. Every animal has a preference and gives the reasons for it. But the elephant and the mouse have a different opinion and are very happy to be interested in all religions. At the end everyone is glad that their life is so simple and there seem to be no boundaries for them as long as they act responsibly. Comments by readers: This book is very apt and informative for children who are curious about religion and compare them in a positive light. It is a great message presented by animals in a lovely setting. A simple presentation of lots of interesting information.

About the Author

Anna-Luise Neher was born in Germany. She graduated from the Pestalozzi-Frobel Haus in Berlin and was a kindergarten teacher for four years. The children belonged to British officers stationed in Germany at the time. After that Ms. Neher attended the Berlitz Language School in Freiburg, Germany, with a major in English and was certified in international business. In 1959 Ms. Neher moved to America and has worked as a secretary for many years in different parts of the country. She has been very active in Toastmasters International and is the author of many short stories. Ms. Neher has travelled extensively and hopes that A Tale from the Trunk will help children and foreigners to look at the challenges of English pronunciation and spelling from a different perspective. The animals and the sun are photographs of the finger-puppets designed and used by Ms. Neher when presenting the story of A Tale from the Trunk as a little play.