The Story of Little Black Mingo

The Story of Little Black Mingo is a story written by Helen Bannerman. Helen Bannerman, was a Scottish author of children's books. She is best known for her first book, Little Black Sambo (1899). The illustrations and settings of Bannerman's books are all about Indians and their culture. Little Black Sambo has ghee, tigers, and a bazaar while The Story of Little Black Mingo has jungle, a mugger (a kind of crocodile), a dhobi, and a mongoose. The story of Little Mingo is as follows : a little girl is kidnapped by a horrible Mugger and makes friend with Mongoose. With the help of the Mongoose, Little Black Mingo must avoid being eaten as she tries to escape the island where the old Mugger is keeping her ....