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Search - Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (Aesop Accolades (Awards))

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales - Aesop Accolades Awards
Author: Nelson Mandela (Compiler)

"It is my wish that the voice of the storyteller may never die in Africa, that all the children of the world may experience the wonder of books."—Nelson Mandela, from the Foreword — The vibrant tradition of African folktales—an oral heritage of stories that predates Ovid—is long, varied, and exceptionally rich, ... more »but surprisingly has been largely overlooked in the West. Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Laureate for Peace, selected thirty-two African stories for this extraordinary new book, an anthology that will present Africa's oldest folktales to the children of the world. In these stories, we meet a Kenyan lion named Simba and tricksters from Zulu folklore; we hear the voices of the scheming hyena and learn from a Khoi fable how animals acquired their tails and horns. Accompanied by dozens of enchanting, specially commissioned color paintings, these fables—culled from African countries as far-flung as Morocco, Uganda, and Tanzania—present a veritable bible of stories "universal in their portrayal of humanity, beasts, and the mystical." Four-color illustrations throughout.

The enchanting song of the magical bird (Tanzania) The cat who came indoors (Zimbabwe) The great thirst (San, Southern Africa) King Lion's gifts (Khoi, Southern Africa) The message (Namibia) The snake chief (West Africa/Zululand, South Africa) How Hlakanyana outwitted the monster (Nguni, South Africa) Words as sweet as honey from Sankhambi (Venda, South Africa) Mmutla and Phiri (Botswana) The lion, the hare, and the hyena (Kenya) Mmadipetsane (Lesotho) Kamiyo of the river (Transkei, South Africa) Spider and the crows (Nigeria) Natiki (Namaqualand, South Africa) The hare and the tree spirit (Xhosa, South Africa) The mantis and the moon (San, Southern Africa) The snake with seven heads (Xhosa, South Africa) The hare's revenge (Zambia) The wolf queen (Cape Malay) Van Hunks and the Devil (Cape Dutch) Wolf and jackal and the barrel of butter (Cape Dutch) The cloud princess (Swaziland) The guardian of the pool (Central Africa/Zululand, South Africa) The sultan's daughter (Cape Malay) The ring of the king (Mythical African kingdom) The clever snake charmer (Morocco) Asmodeus and the bottle of djinns (South African English) Sakunaka, the handsome young man (Zimbabwe) The mother who turned to dust (Malawi) Mpipidi and the motlopi tree (Botswana) Fesito goes to market (Uganda) Sannie Langtand and the visitor (South African English)

ISBN-13: 9780393052121
ISBN-10: 0393052125
Publication Date: 11/18/2002
Pages: 144
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
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