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PreS—Papa comes in from fishing as the sun sets over the African veld. Papa tells Lala that it's bedtime, but Lala asks to say good night to the cat, bird, goat, monkey, dog, rock, etc. Her patient mother looks on and gently prods her toward settling down. When Lala finally climbs into bed, she just has to say goo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

There are some behaviors that span the globe, as we see in this light tale of a little girl, Lala, who is supposed to go to bed but is having none of it. Lala and her family live in the otherwise unspecified "African veld," whose inhabitants provide Lala with numerous stalling opportunities. "I just want to say good night to the goat...I just want to say good ni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More