Folk Tales And Fables From The Gambia

Author : Dembo Fanta Bojang
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9983901072
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fables from The Gambia written by Dembo Fanta Bojang and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2009 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories narrate the tricks, deceit and greed of hyena in all his relationships. These traits come out strongly in the tales entitled: 'the cow, hyena, lion and hare share a home', 'hyena and hare go in search of food' and 'the hyena and the hare'. Hare, however, shows his ingenuity to always outsmart hyena. Cat's pilgrimage to Mecca and his self righteous attitude on his return was challenged by the eldest member of the clan of rats. He was reminded of his old ways before his transformation. Gambian folk tales carry moral lessons and even though they are not all spelt out in this collection, they are evident.

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Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9983901080
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fables from The Gambia written by and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fight between Massaneh Ceesay & Bakary Niuminko for the hand of the beautiful Banjulian girl, Fatou, has been a popular legend in The Gambia. The two men used marabouts notable in their mystic powers to win the young lady. Who did she choose? This second volume of Folk tales and Fables includes myths as well as fables. Koochi Barama is a story that transcends all the Gambian tribes. He was a close childhood friend of the king of Sabach. Koochi lived with his two wives. This story shows how lies and betrayal can affect close relationships. In the olden days, rulers used to forge alliances and exchange experiences. The close bond between the kings of Niamanty and Burawulay was well respected. Thus when the king of Niamanty died, his friend was consulted in the administration of his estate. The fables in this collection continue to teach the moral lessons and our cultural values.

Author : Bojang, Sukai Mbye
Publisher : Educational Services
ISBN 13 : 9983901099
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fables from The Gambia: Volume 3 written by Bojang, Sukai Mbye and published by Educational Services. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of ten stories was gathered from the Wollof, Mandingo and Jola people. The story of 'Boppi Jerreh' has been much narrated by the Wollof people of Banjul, the fisher folk of Barra, and its neighbourhood from time immemorial. The Wollof story, 'Kumba Ndaba marries Jeggan Touray' shows how the institution of marriage fosters kinship ties while the the stories gathered from the Jola people are all based on the occupational lives of women, a deep appreciation of nature, and the traditional practice of consulting soothsayers before embarking on any major initiative.

Author : Bojang, Sukai Mbye
Publisher : Educational Services
ISBN 13 : 9983901102
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fables from The Gambia: Volume 4 written by Bojang, Sukai Mbye and published by Educational Services. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories were gathered from the Serahulay, Wollof, Mandingo and Fula people of Gambia. The the themes in the nine stories contained in this Volume surround arranged marriages, polygamy and the lives of young girls in general.

Author : Cornelius Gomez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gambian Folk Tales and Fables written by Cornelius Gomez and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sukai Mbye Bojang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789983901122
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Tales and Fables of The Gambia written by Sukai Mbye Bojang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories were gathered from the Serahulay, Wollof, Mandingo and Fula people of Gambia. The the themes in the nine stories contained in this Volume surround arranged marriages, polygamy and the lives of young girls in general.

Author : Emil Anthony Magel
Publisher : Three Continents
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folktales from the Gambia written by Emil Anthony Magel and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1984 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These translations of 45 Wolof folk-tales are organized according to their thematic patterns. The stories reveal much about the Wolof people's relationship with their environment, their beliefs about causality, and their social values, morality and customs.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folk Stories from the Gambia written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ndey Jobarteh
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981250165
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rabbit and the Bean Farm written by Ndey Jobarteh and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story is about a man who had a large bean farm. When his beans were about to ripen, he left his child to guard them from animals. As usual the Rabbit visited the farm and lured the child into eating almost all the beans in the farm...

Author : Nathan Rabalais
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807175579
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana written by Nathan Rabalais and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana, Nathan J. Rabalais examines the impact of Louisiana’s remarkably diverse cultural and ethnic groups on folklore characters and motifs during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Establishing connections between Louisiana and France, West Africa, Canada, and the Antilles, Rabalais explores how folk characters, motifs, and morals adapted to their new contexts in Louisiana. By viewing the state’s folklore in the light of its immigration history, he demonstrates how folktales can serve as indicators of sociocultural adaptation as well as contact among cultural communities. In particular, he examines the ways in which collective traumas experienced by Louisiana’s major ethnic groups—slavery, the grand dérangement, linguistic discrimination—resulted in fundamental changes in these folktales in relation to their European and African counterparts. Rabalais points to the development of an altered moral economy in Cajun and Creole folktales. Conventional heroic qualities, such as physical strength, are subverted in Louisiana folklore in favor of wit and cunning. Analyses of Black Creole animal tales like those of Bouki et Lapin and Tortie demonstrate the trickster hero’s ability to overcome both literal and symbolic entrapment through cleverness. Some elements of Louisiana’s folklore tradition, such as the rougarou and cauchemar, remain an integral presence in the state’s cultural landscape, apparent in humor, popular culture, regional branding, and children’s books. Through its adaptive use of folklore, French and Creole Louisiana will continue to retell old stories in innovative ways as well as create new stories for future generations.