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Author : Stephen Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780330396301
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (963 download)
Download or read book The Picador Book of African Stories written by Stephen Gray and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pan Macmillan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780330369886
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (698 download)
Download or read book Picador Book of African Stories Gray Stephen (Ed) written by Pan Macmillan and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (924 download)
Download or read book The Picador Handbook of African Stories written by Stephen Gray and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gideon C. Mekwunye
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499066139
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The African Story Book and Folklores for Children written by Gideon C. Mekwunye and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moon was shining at night and Jupiter was adjacent. The elders of the village gathered their children and told stories and folklores intended to impart wisdom that will follow them for the rest of their lives. The words of our elders are words of wisdom.
Author : Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486110028
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book African Folk Tales written by Hugh Vernon-Jackson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining stories handed down from generation to generation among tribal cultures include "The Magic Crocodile," "The Hare and the Crownbird," "The Boy in the Drum," 15 others. 19 illustrations.
Author : Greg Uche
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 9781425935139
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (351 download)
Download or read book African Folktales written by Greg Uche and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This children's storybook contains five African folktales. The first story explains How the Tortoise Got Its Rough Shell. The animals had a summit with the supreme being, Eke, in the sky. Greed and lack of altruism cost the Tortoise dearly, as he crash-landed onto the roof of his hut from the sky. His broken shells were mended by Snail, but the result was a tortoise with rough shells. Altruism and concern for others are the morals of this story. The second story which extols the pride of motherhood is on The Farmer Who Buried His Mother Alive. Donealot, the successful farmer, had no choice other than to bury his persistently sick mother in the evil forest at night with the help of his friend, Conscience. The spirits of the evil forest brought his mother back home to a remorseful son with a sobering message, "You can never do enough for your mother." Encounters of the Lion and the Tortoise is the third story. In two separate incidents, Tortoise outwits Lion. The animals that were on their way to work for Lion never got there. Instead, Tortoise intercepted and entertained them all day with his melodious music. Wiseone, the youngest son of Tortoise, survived a murder attempt by Lion. Agunta, Lion's son, was killed instead. Wiseone returns home to a heroic welcome, with a reminder to all of us that wits usually prevail over raw strength, and that slow and steady wins the race. The story of The Two Mischievous Brothers describes how two brothers, Kofi and Uka, conspired to swindle people. On market days, Uka would transform himself into a bull, and his brother Kofi took him to the market. Unsuspecting buyers would exchange the bull for other animals. Uka, the bull, escaped from the buyer and transformed himself back into a human, only to be resold to someone else. The two brothers ran out of luck when Nkume, the buyer with magical powers, beat them to their game. The moral of the story is that it does not pay to be a cheat. The fifth story, Vengeance of the God of Justice - Amadioha, explains the ordeal Chuk went through at the hands of his wicked stepmother, Dab. This heir to the throne of the ancient city of Kaa survived numerous physical and emotional abuses from Dab. He was buried alive for a crime he never committed. Only the timely intervention of the god of justice - Amadioha brought him back from the grave. The moral of the story is that we should be careful not to maltreat the less-privileged in our society, because the natural law of justice is sure to catch up with us if we treat others unfairly.
Download or read book A Story, a Story written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."
Author : Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher : Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN 13 : 177010402X
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Our Story Magic written by Gcina Mhlophe and published by Pan Macmillan South africa. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Story Magic is a collection of enchanting and compelling tales written by Gcina Mhlophe, South Africa’s most popular performance storyteller. The illustrations are by artists from Mhlophe’s home province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Read and share these eleven stories with the love that went into creating them.
Author : Roger Abrahams
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0394721179
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (947 download)
Download or read book African Folktales written by Roger Abrahams and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1983-08-12 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782854444
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book African Tales written by Gcina Mhlophe and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales of bravery, wisdom, wit and heroic deeds
Author : Celestine E. Ebegbulem
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1491835214
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)
Download or read book AFRICAN STORIES BY MOONLIGHT written by Celestine E. Ebegbulem and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to African Stories by Moonlight. The most memorable evenings I had as a child were those in which, together with other children, I listened to adults tell us stories which were often accompanied with rhythmic and delightful songs. When I started raising my own family in the city, my children looked forward to those nights when we would regale them with those stories and songs. I noticed then that many urban children were not exposed to these stories, as they were no longer in the environment in which they were told. It was after I did some studies on Indigenous African Education as a Visiting Scholar in the African Studies Center at UCLA, that I realized the molding influence of these stories on our character. Storytelling, of course, was a basic ingredient for traditional African education. I have therefore decided to share some of these stories with those children of African descent who are now away from the environment where they are told. Children and adults of other cultures will enjoy these stories, and learn from the wisdom embedded in them. The enthusiastic reception given to them by the multicultural classes to which I read them in the Long Beach Unified School District in California, further encouraged me to seek to publish them. I have written ten short stories in a language suitable for school readers, and a wider audience. If these stories help to revive storytelling in homes and communities, one objective for writing this book shall have been achieved. For the benefit of teachers who want to use the book to teach English, social studies, or multicultural studies, and for the benefit of families who would like to use the book for entertainment and learning, comprehension questions and answers have been prepared on each of the stories. These are available from [email protected]
Author : Helon Habila
Publisher : Granta Books
ISBN 13 : 1847084389
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book The Granta Book of the African Short Story written by Helon Habila and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers - contrasted with some of their older, more established peers - to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa. These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant. Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zo Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.
Author : Robert Hull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568470047
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book African Stories written by Robert Hull and published by . This book was released on 1993-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes "A Holy Cat," "Two Sisters," "Chameleon and Hare," "Ata-okolo-inona," "The Kid Goat," "The Severed Head," "Nogwaja," and "Ghosts"
Author : Nelson Mandela
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393052125
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales written by Nelson Mandela and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Geof Smith
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780439351355
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book The Tortoise Shell & Other African Stories written by Geof Smith and published by Scholastic Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three African Tales: The Tortoise Shell; Why the Frog Has No Tail; The Sun, the Moon, and the Water.
Author : Nadezda Obradovic
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories written by Nadezda Obradovic and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2002-12-03 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-four powerful stories that inform, entertain, and illuminate from the best emerging and award-winning African writers working today, including nine new stories that detail struggles with the legacy of colonialism, countries torn apart by civil war, and the growing AIDS epidemic. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Gcina Mhlophe
Publisher : University of Kwazulu Natal Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Stories of Africa written by Gcina Mhlophe and published by University of Kwazulu Natal Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mhlophe tells stories from African folklore.
