Riddles, folktales and proverbs from Cameroon /
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 ho...
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Bamenda [Cameroon] :
Langaa Research & Pub.,
2010.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 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
