TY - BOOK AU - Patterson, Geoffrey TI - The lion and the gypsy SN - 9780385415354 AV - PZ7.P27647 L U1 - 823.914 PY - 1990/// CY - London PB - Doubleday , KW - Gypsics KW - Fiction KW - Animals N1 - J ; 500 ; Lexile estimate ; J ; Raz-Plus N2 - Attracted by his beautiful lute playing, a group of animals follows a traveling gypsy with great affection, even saving his life at a critical time. The story was inspired by Rousseau's painting "The Sleeping Gypsy." ER -