The protagonists of TwoWise Hippos, Huberto and Marcelo, use to sit under a London pane's shadow and spend a lot of time throwing mud balls into the brook.They talk to other animals,though (Carmela the elephant andTanami the giraffe are among them) and sometimes try to do important things, like helping grasshoppers and commissioning paintings.They like to pose grave questions: How to make a bouquet of rhymes? How wide is the summer?Who is fundamental in this world?Why should we read a lighter book? How long does a downpour last? How to count penguins? The 21 short stories comprised in TwoWise Hippos are clear and short,poetic and tender, hilarious and wise.