Written for pre-school children, the series consists of 15 volumes of which nine have been published to this date. All the stories are thematically based on friendship and sympathy. The amusing tales and interesting illustrations are created by Iranian outstanding writers and skillful illustrators under the supervision of Majid Raasti, the author and the head of Mehrabe Ghalam’s board of children’s literature. The art director of the series is Hoda Haddadi, the internationally acclaimed artist. This book tells the story of a turtle and an urchin who were friends. They’ve got a ping-pong ball and like to play with it. One day, the urchin throws the ball in the bushes. The snake finds it and refuses to give it back. So, the friends decide to teach him a lesson!

Tahereh Kheradvar is an Iranian author who writes for children and young adults.