Publisher’s Story Summary: Tickle your little one's funny bone with a West African retelling of a favorite folktale. When a peddler falls asleep under a tree, he awakens to find that mischievous monkeys have stolen his wares. With bold illustrations and sound-effect-filled text that invites kids' participation, the hatseller's dilemma will have your child chiming in with suggestions on how to outwit a monkey!

LESSON: THE HATSELLER AND THE MONKEYS

LESSON SUMMARY

An African version of the familiar story, Caps for Sale. In this story, a man encounters difficulty from a group of mischievous monkeys on his way to the festival to sell his hats. Through this difficult situation he learns an important life lesson.

Concept: Producers

Definition: Producers are people who make goods or provide services.

Comprehension Questions

What did BaMusa produce?
Hats

Why was BaMusa choose the job of being a hat producer?
He was following the tradition of his father and grandfather, who were also hat makers.

Did BaMusa produce a good or a service?
A good.

What was the reason BaMusa produced hats?
He sold them; it was how he made his living.

Identify the human resource that produced the hats.
BaMusa's family.

Describe the type of goods BaMusa produced.
Wide brimmed "dibiri" hats, close-fitting "fugulan" caps.

Identify the natural resource used to produce the "dibiri" hats. Rice stalks.

Explain why BaMusa spent many days producing hats for a festival.
At the festival there would be more consumers to purchase hats. This should increase the demand for hats.

Other Concepts: Goods, Economic Wants, Consumers, Natural Resources, Human Resources, Trade and Money, Specialization

  Producers 

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