H.S. Toshack

Mpole is a 12 -year -old African elephant who has been forced to leave The Herd. He must now prove himself by passing The Seven Tests (Mitihani Saba) so that he can become Accepted as a young male. Mpole's problem, however is that he does things gradually...and that includes thinking. How can he possibly succeed? With the help of Sheena, perhaps - the clever (and cheeky) little black -and-white cat (aka Paka Mdogo) who has sneaked back to Baragandiri National Park with The Allen Family (including Thomas and Amy) on their second safari there. But a test much bigger than Mitihani Saba awaits them...