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Arnott, Kathleen.
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Tales -- Africa.
Mythology, African.
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African myths and le...
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African myths and legends / retold by Kathleen Arnott ; illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
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Arnott, Kathleen.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Subjects
Tales -- Africa.
Mythology, African.
ISBN:
0192741438 (pbk)
Series:
Oxford myths and legends
Description:
vii, 211, [1] p. ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Why the dog is the friend of man -- The man who learned the language of the animals -- Tortoise and the lizard -- The rubber man -- Tortoise and the baboon -- Spider and the lion -- Thunder and lightning -- Why the crab has no head or How the first river was made -- A test of skill -- The tale of the superman -- Why the bush-fowl calls at dawn and why flies buzz -- Spider and squirrel -- Unanana and the elephant -- Spider's web -- The magic horns -- Snake magic -- Hare and the corn bins -- What the squirrel saw -- Hare and the hyena -- The calabash children -- The blacksmith's dilemma -- The magic drum -- Why the sun and moon live in the sky -- The monkey's heart -- The children who lived in a tree-house -- Why the bat flies at night -- Tug of war -- The discontented fish -- Hallabau's jealousy -- Goto, King of the land and the water -- The singing drum and the mysterious pumpkin -- The snake chief -- The two brothers -- Fereyel and Debbo Engal the witch.
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Makawao Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
398.2096 Ar
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06/04/2024
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