A fantastically humorous collection of monologues in prose by the authority on Jamaican folklore - the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley, O.M., O.J., M.B.E., Hon. D.Litt. - affectionately called 'Miss Lou'. An ideal purchase for Jamaicans longing for a piece of home as well as everyone interested in Jamaica's literary culture; this book raises issues such as the significance of race, class and gender; Jamaican folk culture and the problems caused by laziness, inefficiency and gossip