Ajapa the Tortoise - A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales

Klappentext This entertaining collection of 30 traditional Nigerian folk tales is filled with instructive lessons in honesty, loyalty, and friendship. Timeless fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis ChapterI. Tortoise Goes WooingII. Why Women Have Long HairIII. How Tortoise Became a ChiefIV. The Inquisitive ServantV. Tortoise and CrabVI. The Golden CombVII. The Farmer's DaughterVIII. The Seven BrothersIX. The BatX. The Two JarsXI. AkitiXII. The Elegant CrabXIII. Tortoise and FlyXIV. The Leopard-ManXV. Tortoise and the World's WisdomXVI. The Iroko TreeXVII. The Ants and the SerpentXVIII. Tortoise Saves the KingXIX. Oluronbi's PromiseXX. The HeadXXI. Tortoise Tricks the LionXXII. War About a GoatXXIII. The Elephant and the RhinocerosXXIV. The Abyss of AjayeXXV. The Magician's ParrotXXVI. Tortoise and the CockXXVII. Tortoise Lets His HouseXXVIII. The Monkeys and the GorillaXXIX. The WrestlersXXX. Why Tortoise Is BaldIllustrations Tunde and the Leopard-Man Tortoise Finds the Horse's Head Ladipo and His Masters A Fisherman Finds the Golden Comb Akiti Fights the Elephant Sani and the Magic Tree Tortoise and the Lion Oke Pays a Visit to Ata

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Margaret Baumann, Margaret Baumann
• Edition: Dover Publications Inc.
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 8 à 14 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.03.2003
• EAN: 9780486423616
• ISBN: 978-0-486-42361-6
• Pages: 112
• Thèmes: Dover Children's Classics; Dover Children's Classics
• Catégorie: Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Livres à conter, contes, légendes, comptines, chants > Contes et légendes