Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both fiction and non-; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia , and wrote numerous historical texts.

'Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey' — a fairy-tale that was published as a part of 'The Brown Fairy Book' in 1904. The story tells us about a little young tortoise that like to prove that he is faster, stronger, or smarter than other animals around. Well, we don't know about speed or strength, but that tortoise has definetely got a tricky mind! Read the story and you will know his secret!