This set of stories features a lion who becomes friends with a tricky chameleon.The colorful cast of African animals grows to include a hyrax, a hoopoe bird, and more chameleons who must find ways to survive the many "snakes" of their world. The perennial theme of friendship and the meaning of being a true friend is addressed. These stories seem to move toward a typical ending, then go in an unexpected direction, which makes for a wisdom for the day.