Seth the Silly Gorilla by Lily Mabura

Seth the Silly Gorilla is a comical cautionary tale about a gorilla who lets vanity get the better of him.

Seth the Gorilla is characterized as being lazy but also fun-loving in a rather silly way. One day, he joins his friends—including Nkera the wood pigeon, Mueyo the pygmy, and Karamera the traveler—on a trip to the market.

It is at the market that Seth decides to make a drastic change. He gets the weirdest shave of all, having every hair on his body shaved clean. Seth is utterly convinced that this drastic makeover has transformed him into the most handsome gorilla in the jungle. However, when he attends a gorilla dance with his new appearance, he is quickly proved wrong by the reactions of the other animals, leading to a lesson in self-acceptance and the true meaning of beauty.