Do you know what it's like to ride in sauerkraut? Have you ever been caught with your beard in the mailbox? Or do you sometimes feel like an octopus in a garage? The idioms, sayings, and proverbs in 'Even Monkeys Fall from Trees' are sometimes funny, sometimes romantic, or even philosophical, but they always reveal the remarkable diversity, humor, and depth of the world's languages and cultures. On her travels around the globe, Ella Frances Sanders has collected expressions that you won't learn in a typical language class. These are the sayings that you only understand once you've immersed yourself in and lived within a culture. They tell stories of birds, flowers, and lakes, traveling rabbits and broken jugs, cakes and clouds, and pumpkins. They have been passed down through generations; they are timeless and enchanting.