The Donkey Rustlers facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 
First edition (publ. Collins)
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| Author | Gerald Durrell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Collins |
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Publication date
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1968 |
The Donkey Rustlers is an exciting adventure novel for older kids. It was written in 1968 by Gerald Durrell. He was a famous British writer and also a naturalist. This means he studied animals and nature.
About the Story
The story takes place on a sunny Greek island. We meet two British children, Amanda and David. They visit the island often for their holidays. They are good friends with two local Greek children. One friend is Yani, and the other has trouble speaking clearly.
Yani is having a hard time with money. He might lose his land to the mayor of the village. The mayor is the bad guy in the story. So, the children come up with a plan to help Yani. Their idea is to gather all the donkeys in the village!
Amanda and David's dad finds out about their secret plan. But instead of stopping them, he helps them quietly. In the end, Yani's money problems are solved. The villagers then realize what the kids were doing. But they just laugh it off as a big joke! They are happy to see the mayor defeated.
The book has a fun, imaginative plot. It feels a bit like stories by Enid Blyton. In these books, children often go on adventures. They sometimes trick adults in ways that might not happen in real life. But not all adults are fooled all the time in this story. The book also touches on some grown-up topics. Readers enjoy the happy feeling of the story. They also like the interesting characters and the beautiful island setting. The story was inspired by Durrell's own childhood. He grew up on the Greek island of Corfu.
See also
In Spanish: Los secuestradores de burros para niños
