Very enjoyable rhyming tale for preschoolers and early readers or as a bedtime story read aloud. One day the quiet of the jungle is disturbed when a lizard arrives in a taxicab for a visit. When she demands respect from the large animals like the lion, hippos, elephants, and cheetahs, they just laugh. Lizard warns them to take her seriously, cautioning them that when her Uncle Lizard comes, there will be war. Sure enough, the day arrives when Uncle Lizard does come to visit. Get ready for a surprise ending.Afternoon in the jungle - the air was hot, Lions in the shade with elephant and tot. All the hippos went into the water to play, For jungle animals - just an ordinary day.