South-African Folk-Tales

South-African Folk-Tales PDF Author: James A. Honey
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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This collection of folktales from South Africa has been put together the author says, not for scholarship but for a love of the sunny country where he was born. Some stories originate from Dutch sources, and some have several versions. Most are tales told by the bushmen.

South-African Folk-Tales

South-African Folk-Tales PDF Author: James A. Honey
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Book Description
This collection of folktales from South Africa has been put together the author says, not for scholarship but for a love of the sunny country where he was born. Some stories originate from Dutch sources, and some have several versions. Most are tales told by the bushmen.

Old Hendrik's Tales

Old Hendrik's Tales PDF Author: Arthur Owen Vaughan
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

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'Old Hendrik's Tales' is a collection of South African fables, written by Arthur Owen Vaughan. It is not known whether these fables were inspired by folklores that circulated during the era, or if it was Vaughan's own original ideas. A total of thirteen tales can be found inside, with titles such as 'Why Old Baboon Has That Kink in His Tail' and 'Why Old-Jackal Danced the War-Dance'.

Native Fairy Tales of South Africa

Native Fairy Tales of South Africa PDF Author: Ethel L. McPherson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky PDF Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395539637
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Sun and Moon must leave their earthly home after Sun invites the Sea to visit.

West African Folk Tales

West African Folk Tales PDF Author: Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486149811
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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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."

South-African Folk-tales

South-African Folk-tales PDF Author: James A. Honeÿ
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Famous South African Folk Tales

Famous South African Folk Tales PDF Author:
Publisher: Human & Rosseau
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Book Description
A collection of fifty-four folk tales from South Africa including Cape Malay, San, Khoikhoi, and Afrikaan tales.

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales PDF Author: Nelson Mandela
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393052125
Category : Folk tales of the world
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Book Description
Mandela, the Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected 32 African stories for this extraordinary new book, an anthology that presents Africa's oldest folk tales to the children of the world. Full color.

Favorite African Folktales

Favorite African Folktales PDF Author: Nelson Mandela
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393326246
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Book Description
Favorite African Folktales is a landmark work that gathers many of Africa's most cherished folktales-stories from an oral heritage that predates Ovid and Aesop-in one extraordinary volume. Nelson Mandela has selected these thirty-two tales, many of them translated from their original tongues, with the specific hope that Africa's oldest stories, as well as a few new ones, will be perpetuated by future generations and appreciated by children and adults throughout the world. Book jacket.

African Folktales

African Folktales PDF Author: Roger Abrahams
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307803198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Book Description
The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library