What Book Was That?

Sorry. The only little black boy I remember is Little Black Sambo. I vaguely remember a song we used to sing about a little black boy pushing somebody down the stairs and then running away from something and I'm desperately trying to think of it now because maybe it was based on the child you're thinking of. I'll sleep on it and see if I can come up with something. It's infuriating, isn't it?



Edit: Just thought of that song now and it WAS Sambo (Well, Sambo had an aunty, an aunty very sick .../uncle very thin etc. etc.) Sorry. Unless that's who you're thinking of? I can't remember any of the stories other than the tiger one.

I think you are thinking of Little Black Sambo. I don't remember the train tracks, but I do remember clothes on a stick or something. The LBS story I remember most vividly was the one with the tiger, who was very dangerous and was going to attack LBS but then for some reason, chased himself round and round a tree in circles. He went so fast he eventually turned into butter - how brilliant is that?!

Have a look here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0397300069/?tag=absolutewritedm-20

Of course, it's not politically friendly anymore because of the title...*rolls eyes*

moondance said:

Of course, it's not politically friendly anymore because of the title...*rolls eyes*

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My feelings exactly. It's now called 'The Story of Little Babaji' and he's Indian rather than black

He always was Indian - the writer lived in South India for a time, and the local tribal people were black skinned. That's why he met a tiger in the jungle rather than a lion.

Evaine said:

He always was Indian - the writer lived in South India for a time, and the local tribal people were black skinned. That's why he met a tiger in the jungle rather than a lion.

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Well, there ye go ... of course, if brain had ever been in gear, I should have wondered about the tiger/lion bit (doh!) - but that's really interesting! Thanks.