Monkey a trickster tale from indiais a classic indian folktale retold by gerald mcdermott in the story a clever monkey travels to and from an island to gather mangoes there is a crocodile in the water that wants to eat the monkeys heart but the monkey consistently outwits him and gets mangoes with ease. Renee hand the illustrations in monkey a trickster tale from india are rich with vibrant colors while the tale is equally peppered with cleverness and humor and of course just the right amount of mischief to relay a moral to the reader monkey begins this tale by jumping high up into the treetops he is fast and no other animal can catch him. Monkey a trickster tale from india item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for crocodile wants to feast on monkeys heart and monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day crocodile wants to feast on monkeys heart and monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day accelerated reader lg 28 05 access restricted item true . Master storyteller and artist gerald mcdermott brings the vibrant colors of india to his telling of this classic trickster tale which has plenty of cleverness and a sprinkling of mischief praise for monkey a trickster tale from india playfully told with succinct text and illustrations this tale will appeal to a wide audience