And Gazelles Leaping

<p>An orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends--Heera and her nanny-goat; Mazdoor and his donkey White Beauty; Tu Fan, a Chinese boy, and Soetomo from Java--attend Sister's Svenska's kindergarten on an abandoned estate in rural Calcutta. The children and their pets live an idyllic life: they have many adventures on the estate, and are loved, sheltered and guided by Sister Svenska; Karin, the Sister's help; Moti-Didi the washerwoman; and Cha-Cha the wheelwright. </p> <p>But when a rapacious corporation from the big city swoops in to take over their school, and a gang of juvenile thugs threatens the orphan and his elephant, he must band together with his friends--with a little help and advice from the grown-ups around them--and do battle.</p> <p>A delightful fable about the innocent pleasures of childhood, and the evils of the world which forever threaten to mar it, <em>And Gazelles Leaping </em>was first published in 1949. This is the first in Sudhin Ghose's quartet which follows the young boy as he grows from a wide-eyed child into a disillusioned adult. Long-neglected classics, these novels are being reissued for the first time in more than half a century. </p>

• And Gazelles Leaping, (Paperback)
• Author: Speaking Tiger Books
• ISBN: 9789386338341
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2017-02-08
• Page Count: 216