一个男孩坐在丛林中的一块石头上，一只老虎向他走来。''快跑！'老虎说，''不然我就吃了你！''。但男孩太累了，跑不动，为了避免被吃掉，他给老虎讲了一个故事。接下来是一个惊心动魄的故事，它将像吸引饥饿的老虎一样，彻底吸引小读者。男孩讲的故事里有一头犀牛和一条鳄鱼，孩子们会喜欢每翻一页都屏息等待的感觉。这本书由屡获殊荣的插画家和作家阿利基所著，最初出版于1963年，已绝版多年，书中的插图美妙而复古。新版保留了原书鲜艳的色彩，同时向新一代的小读者巧妙地讲述了一个故事中的故事，这个故事拥有一个令人惊喜的结局。

A boy is sitting on a rock in the jungle when a tiger approaches him. ''Run!'' says the tiger, ''or I will eat you!'' But the boy is too tired to run and in order to avoid being eaten he tells the tiger a story. What follows is a thrilling tale that will captivate young readers just as thoroughly as it captivated the hungry tiger. Kids will enjoy waiting breathlessly for every flip of the page as the boy tells his story involving a rhinoceros and a crocodile. Originally published in 1963 and out of print for many years, this book by award-

winning illustrator and author Aliki features fabulous vintage style illustrations. This new edition preserves the vivid colours of the original book while introducing a new generation of young readers to a skilfully told story-within-

a-story with a surprising and satisfying ending.