Can you see any links between this story and other fairy tales containing brothers and sisters or animals that aid main characters? 

 

Make a list of all the animals named in the story and list the connotations, emotions and stereotypes linked to them. Why might Jamila Gavin used these in her story? 

 

Who was The Green Man?

 

What do you think Emeka might have done next? What other stories might he have ended up in?

 

Did you like the ending? Have a go at rewriting the end so the King and Queen, Flora, Florian Joy or Emeka do something different