Jan Brett and her husband, Joe, have visited Botswana three times.
Their guide, Ali Tiego, told them the true story of the honeyguide,
and then the legend-if you don't share the honey, the next time the
honeyguide will lead you to a lion! "Ali taught us that large cats
could be hiding anywhere, especially under the candle pod acacia,"
Jan says. "In Tswana, the language of Botswana, this shrub is
called 'the house of the lion.'"
How does news travel without any telephones? "It's a bush
telegraph, we were told. Ali is always listening to the sounds. The
yelp of a jackal or a guinea hen's cackle spells out a whole
story-if you know how to listen."
You can visit Jan Brett at www.janbrett.com
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