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West African trickster tales (1994)

West African trickster tales (1994)

Fairy Tales & Folklore

Martin Bennett

Year: 1994
Authors: Martin Bennett
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place "where stories grow on trees." Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all--Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations, and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.