African Folk Tales
Yoti. Lane
Bok Engelsk 2015 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | : : Dover Publications, , 2015.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (258 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Dedication""; ""I. The Animals Go to Earth""; ""II. The Quest for the Ivory Horn""; ""III. The Lost Sister""; ""IV. The Piping Bird""; ""V. Why Sheep Say “Maa-a�""; ""VI. Sing, Cricket, Sing""; ""VII. The Fisherman""; ""VIII. How the Dogs Came""; ""IX. The Boy and the Genii""; ""X. How Enemies Are Made""; ""XI. The Tortoise and His Mother""; ""XII. The Snake in the Forest""; ""XIII. The Greedy Monkey""; ""XIV. The Leopard Has No Friends""; ""XV. The Man Who Was Too Clever""; ""XVI. The Bees and the Buffalo"". - ""XVII. Why Pigs Dig""""XVIII. The Lame and the Blind""; ""XIX. Bush Baby""; ""XX. The Victorious Tortoise""; ""XXI. The Ambitious Ants""; ""XXII. The Vain Girl""; ""XXIII. The Man-in-the-Moon and His Wife""; ""XXIV. Bats Don�t Belong""; ""XXV. Never Angry"". - A delight for readers and listeners of all ages, these 25 traditional tales from West Africa were originally accompanied by music and dance. The stories' drama and folk wisdom shine through in these captivating retellings, which are illustrated by evocative woodcut illustrations. Age-old fables explain why the leopard has no friends, how wild dogs became domesticated, and why pigs dig. Adventure stories recount a prince's quest for an ancient ivory horn and the struggles of two sisters, separated by slavery, to reunite. All of the stories are populated by memorable characters such as a greedy
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| ISBN | 0-486-80303-1
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