African Genesis: Folk Tales and Myths of AfricaThese entertaining tales reflect the geographic and cultural backgrounds of their storytellers. Ranging from Kabyl creation legends of the Berbers to ballads of the southern Sahara, the narrations are enhanced by illustrations adapted from prehistoric rock paintings and portraits of 20th-century Africans. A must-have for readers of African culture and mythology. |
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Agada Allah animals Annallia Tu Bari arm ring bard Berber Bida blind Boaji Boroma brought bull Burdama bush called camel chicks child cried crocodile Dausi devil Dierra Djinns donkey dress earth Fasa father female calf Fezzan fifty maidens fifty youths flute Frobenius Fulbe Ganna Gassire Gassire's gave give Goroba-Dike grain Hamadi Ardo heard heroes horse hunter Itherther jackal Jerima Kabyl killed king king's Kode Ardo kola nuts Lagarre lion live looked lovely lute Makapho Mama Dinga Mamadi Sefe Dekote Maori marry Massassi meat monafiki morning Morongo mother Musarre Mwuetsi Nganamba ngona horn night Nupe old woman ran old woman took oldest partridge river rock rode Samba Gana sang Serki sheep Sia Jatta Bari Silla Silla Hoooh Soninke stone story sword Tararafe tell Thereupon thongs threw town Turume Wagadu Wagana Sako wept young wife