(Bilingual English-Arabic edition) This story tells how a woman loses an apple down a hole in the ground and then makes a series of attempts to retrieve it.
The strikingly beautiful illustrations by Rose Mary Santiago invoke the origins of the story - which comes from the Sufi tradition and has been told for hundreds of years in the Middle East and Central Asia - while at the same time lending a uniquely playful atmosphere to this very amusing tale..
Children love chanting the action sequence of this cumulative tale from memory, but when the plot takes a sudden turn that\'s contrary to all expectations, they also learn important lessons about the nature of problem solving and discovery. (Bilingual English-Arabic edition) This story tells how a woman loses an apple down a hole in the ground and then makes a series of attempts to retrieve it
