Riddles, folktales and proverbs from Cameroon /

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Author / Creator:Ashu, Comfort Eneke.
Imprint:Bamenda [Cameroon] : Langaa Research & Pub., 2010.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 119 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11244560
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ISBN:9789956578559
995657855X
9789956578047
9956578045
9956578495
9789956578498
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:In the olden days, after a day of work in the farms, children and parents returned home feeling worn out. As a sort of evening entertainment, children of the same family, com ̈pound or village then gathered round a story-teller to listen to folk tales and riddles. This was common in every African home. The listeners participate with joy by joining in the songs and choruses. Sometimes the children were given the opportunity to tell stories that they had known while the adult story-teller listened attentively in order to add more details where necessary. In telling these stories and riddles,

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505 0 |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Content; Introduction; PART ONE A; AYITO; THE OWL AND THE PEACOCK; KING TORTOISE AND THE ANT; THE HARE AND THE LION; THE TIE -- TIE BRIDGE; THE GRINDING STONE; THE SMALL DRUM; PART ONE B; THE IMAGE OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN IN THE FOLKTALE; THE OUTCAST WHO BECAME MASTER; THE WICKED STEP-MOTHER; THE WICKED MOTHER; LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT; PART TWO; RIDDLES; ANSWERS TO RIDDLES; PART THREE; THOUGHTS THROUGH PROVERBS; PROVERBS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Back Cover 
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