A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa and his lifelong friendship with a white lion from a master storyteller Will touch all hearts - both young and old Virginia McKenna Born Free Foundation When Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld the pair are inseparable - until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.
