Download or read book The Yam Child and Other Tales From West Africa written by A. Sakyiama and published by Pepper Pot Books. This book was released on with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From talking yam tubers and polite little boys who throw up money, to the deliciously scary story of a disrespectful little girl who sets out to find something to see, this second collection of stories in the African Fireside Classics series has something for everyone.
Download or read book The Yam Child Audio eBook Version written by A. Sakyiama and published by Pepper Pot Books. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman gets her wish when a magic yam tuber agrees to become her daughter. Now, how does a yam child grow?
Download or read book The Orphan Girl and Other Stories written by Buchi Offodile and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: collected and retold by Buchi Offodile Once upon a moonlit night, children gathered elbow to elbow, lying on the ground, while the adults sat near by, drinking and snacking. They listened to the storyteller, who held adult and child alike rapt with animal noises and spooky voices, gesture and song, call and response, until the wick of the palm-oil lamp ran down and the storyteller tired. It wasn’t that the stories themselves were over—no, many more were yet to be told: tales of the ever-scheming tortoise, spider, or hare; tales of spirits tempting children; tales of fate punishing whole villages for their folly, or rewarding them for their perseverance. Though almost all the tales have morals, the most popular characters are the tricksters: the tortoise, the spider, and the hare. The Orphan Girl includes a fascinating introduction exploring the roots of the storytelling tradition in the history and culture of West Africa. History’s boundaries divide this book by nation, from Mauritania into the continent’s interior, to the hinterlands of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, and down the Atlantic coast as far as Cameroon. Each country is represented by several stories, a map and brief information. Invariably though, as all of these countries share common origins and cultures, the stories overlap and play off each other. For example, a Ghanaian story featuring Anansi, the spider, is almost the same tale told by the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria starring Mbe Nwaniga, the tortoise.
Download or read book Anansi and the Magic Yams written by Joanna Troughton and published by Penguin Uk. This book was released on 1994 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Folk Tales written by Hugh Vernon-Jackson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents eighteen traditional tales from West Africa, including "The Tortoise and the Leopard, " "The Story of Muhammadu, " and "The Magic Crocodile."
Download or read book He Ate the Yam and the Child written by Justin S. Niati and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 25 Yoómbe Folktales translated in English in this book were recorded between 2000 and 2005 in the Mayoómbe region of western Congo ¿Kinshasa. Kiyoómbe is the author¿s mother tongue. The various themes covered in these stories will help researchers, college students, and the lay person understand and appreciate the diverse cultural aspects in that part of Africa.
Download or read book The Cow Tail Switch written by Harold Courlander and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1987-03-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains seventeen stories gathered from the Ashantis of West Africa.
Download or read book West African Folk Tales written by Hugh Vernon-Jackson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of traditional folk tales introduces a host of interesting people and unusual animals — among them "The Cricket and the Toad," "The Tortoise and His Broken Shell," and "The Boy in the Drum."
Download or read book Yam Stories Your Magical African Stories written by Ami Taal and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YAM (Your African Magical ) Stories, is a collection of short stories set in and around the continent of Africa. Curated and composed by Ami Taal, these tales will capture your imagination and take you on an incredible journey across Africa. In Mama's Magical Enkicha, we are taken on a magical trip around the continent as our heroine is transported to different locations through the power and affinity of a mother's love. The Wisdom of Virtue is a fantastic tale of the power of kindness over cruelty, and the importance of forgiveness. Lioness Mountain describes how courage, bravery and intelligence are sometimes better than brute force and strength, while also giving a fictionalized account of the origin of a wonderful west African country! Princess Zam-Zam is a great Afrocentric take on the classic fairy-tale trope of a princess seeking her "knight in shining armour", while The Perils of Ambition highlights the dangers of getting caught up in chasing a dream and forgetting where you come from. Yamlins is a fabulous tale of exotic, mythical creatures that terrorize a village until the kind nature of one family's patriarch is tested to the limit. The tale's hero battles with his morals and almost crosses the line in order to protect his loved ones and the village. Ultimately, it's a tale that shows that sometimes intentions can be stronger than actions ever could be. The Fox and The Turtle is another classic fairy-tale trope given a new Afrocentric spin. It's a cautionary tale about the dangers of blind desire, and how forgetting to be polite and kind in the quest for success or achieving one's goals could lead to one's demise! This special edition of YAM Stories contains an additional eleven stories based on international fables! Abdulai and the Butterfly, depicting struggles; The Elephant, The Rope and Faith, belief; Eyes, change; Bandile's Anger, control your anger; The Golden Box Story, opportunity; A Pound of Butter, honesty; An Army of Frogs, encouragement; Outside of the Box, creative thinking; The King and Boulder, love; Puppies are for sale, understanding; and last but not least, Lalibela and the Falcons, Independence. Ami Taal has curated and updated these open copyright classics, reconstructing them from an Afrocentric perspective, adding her own unique take for your reading pleasure. These stories will not only enlighten you morally, but extend the magical journey Ami takes you on!
Download or read book The Girl in the Tree and Other Tales From Africa written by A. Sakyiama and published by Pepper Pot Books. This book was released on with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you were sitting in a tree and could only come down for someone you would like to marry, who would you pick? * The best dancer? * The very rich one? * Or the very strong and fearsome one, who promises to cut off the head of anyone who bothers you? Decisions, decisions! Monka was the girl in the tree. Who did she pick? Did she even pick? And, why on earth did anyone think that this was a good way to pick a husband? Read Monka's story and other tales of courtship and love. I have to warn you though, if you're looking for "lovey-dovey, happily-ever-after" stories, these are not it.
Download or read book Ajapa the Tortoise written by Margaret Baumann and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before people could turn to books for instruction and amusement, they relied upon storytellers for answers to their questions about life. Africa boasts a particularly rich oral tradition, in which the griot — village historian — preserved and passed along cultural beliefs and experiences from one generation to the next. This collection of 30 timeless fables comes from the storytellers of Nigeria, whose memorable narratives tell of promises kept and broken, virtue rewarded, and treachery punished. Ajapa the Tortoise — a trickster, or animal with human qualities — makes frequent appearances among the colorful cast of talking animals. In "Tortoise Goes Wooing," he learns a valuable lesson in friendship and sharing. Ajapa's further adventures describe how, among other things, he became a chief, acquired all of the world's wisdom, saved the king, tricked the lion, and came to be bald. Recounted in simple but evocative language, these ancient tales continue to enchant readers and listeners of all ages.
Download or read book Anansi and the Box of Stories written by Stephen Krensky and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sky god Nyame owns all the stories in the world. He keeps them to himself in a box in his kingdom in the clouds. But Anansi thinks the stories should be shared by all creatures. So one day he strikes a bargain with the sky god. If Anansi can trick some of the earth’s fiercest and quickest creatures, Nyame will share his stories. Learn how Anansi wins the box of stories in this ancient tale from West Africa.
Download or read book African Folktales written by Paul Radin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book West African Folktales written by Richard Spears and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 123 tales reflect the rich oral tradition of West African folklore. Playful and sly, they teem with talking animals and shape-shifting tricksters, with pacts and promises made and broken, and with impossible deeds done through chicanery and magic. These tales deal with themes common throughout West Africa and the world. Indeed, American readers will recognize such characters as Brer Rabbit and the "tar baby," which had their roots in the folklore of this region. Because there is no overlay of Western values, however, some of the morals may surprise the unsuspecting reader—murder and polygamy, cannibalism and cunning, witchcraft and revenge spin matter-of-factly throughout the stories.
Download or read book A STORY ABOUT A MAIDEN AND A PUMPKIN A West African Folk Tale written by Anon E Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 111 ÿ In issue 111 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the West African tale about A Maiden and a Pumpkin. A young girl asks her mother to pick her a pumpkin, and the mother, already laden, says not today. The next day the girl awakes to see the pumpkin she wanted hopping into town and it begins to follow her about asking to be fed meat ...?? Download and read this story to find out what happened to the girl, her mother and her meat-eating pumpkin. ÿ INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES ÿ Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story, on map. HINT - use Google maps. ÿ Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories". ÿ It is believed that folklore and tales are believed to have originated in India and made their way overland along the Silk and Spice routes and through Central Asia before arriving in Europe. Even so, this does not cover all folklore from all four corners of the world. Indeed folklore, legends and myths from Africa, Australia, Polynesia, and some from Asia too, are altogether quite different and seem to have originated on the whole from separate reservoirs of lore, legend and culture. ÿ Baba Indaba,Childrens,Folklore,Fairy,Tales,bedtime story,legends,West Africa,Hausa,girl,mother,pumpkin
Download or read book West African Folk tales written by William Henry Barker and published by Metro Books (IL). This book was released on 1972 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six tales from Africa's Gold Coast, include several "Anansi tales" as well as stories about many African animals.
Download or read book The Fire Children written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
