The Three Little Lemurs

The Three Little Lemurs

This is an adaptation of the famous folktale, “Three Little Pigs”. It takes place on the island of Madagascar, and the “pigs” are not pigs at all, they’re LEMURS! (pronounced Lee-Murz). The purpose of this book is to create awareness about lemurs; in particular the ring-tailed lemur, their habitat, and the dangers that are threatening them. Although this is a lighthearted story about three little lemurs stopping a big bad fire, the fun enlightens the reader to a much more serious concern, that is, the destruction of the lemurs’ habitats in Madagascar. Geographically, Madagascar’s location means that many of the species there are unique to those 226,658 square miles on which they live, and once they are gone that part of our evolutionary past is destroyed.