Sprucey and Limey is an initiative of TPDCo’s Community Awareness Department. The 24 episode comic series is geared
towards children ages 8-13, and provides historical knowledge of Trelawny, while highlighting topical issues such as ha-
rassment. This is portrayed through the many adventures of Trelawny youngsters and history enthusiasts, Sprucey and
Limey.
check out this week’s episode below, all Sprucey and Limey comics also appear in the Gleaner’s Children’s Own.
Did you know that
limestone is soluble?
So what that mean for
Cockpit Country which
mek from limestone?
Watch your step!
SPRUCEY!!!!
Why they don‛t
put a sign here?
Water erodes the limestone
in the Cockpit Country and
shapes new caves every day!
WHOOPS!
I‛m ok!
That means that it
easily dissolves in water.
You‛re very excited for
someone who just fell in one.
It‛s my sense of adventure!
Oh yes! Cockpit Country has a lot
of plants and animals that don‛t
exist anywhere else!
I hope we find our tour guide soon.
YOU CRAZY?! Those
snakes are poisonous!
Yes, but tainos too!
“Tainos escaped into the Cockpit
Country to flee the aggressive
Caribs and the Spanish!”
I know that the maroons
won two wars here!
You talking the maroons?
Yes, and they were
excellent guerilla fighters.
“That meant they could
attack without being seen!”
It‛s one of the many animals
endemic to Jamaica!
“They wrap themselves around their
prey, especially rats, an squeeze until
dead, which is good news for farmers!”
I hope we find a Yellow Boa first!
It‛s also been the home of
refugees for centuries!
“The Jamaican Yellow Boa isn‛t poisonous!”
No sah! Where we deh?!
You know how to
make a fire, Limey?
No, why?
Because it getting dark.
BUT WHAT IS THIS!?