Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters is a children's picture book published in 1987 by John Steptoe.

She also comes across an old woman offering advice on how to progress past a grove of laughing trees and a man with his head tucked under his arm, but does not listen to them and hurries to the royal city.

Conversely, when Nyasha leaves on her trek she chooses to feed the young boy and listens to the old woman.

He reveals himself as the king and states that he had shapeshifted during the journey in order to test the sisters' personalities and kindness.

[9] Lastly, due to its representation of minority culture and simple diction, it also is seen in many different curricula for teaching English as a second language.