Nigerian folktales are epic stories that can explain the world around us
These stories and myths have been told within generations. Nigerian folklore include proverbs, myths, "just so" stories, and riddles. "Just so" stories are designed to explain features of an animal, such as their appearance or their habits. Morals are either explicitly stated at the end of Nigerian folktales, or hidden within the text. Animals, especially the tortoise, hold prominence in the tales from Nigeria, and unlike other folk tales from Africa, there aren't many "trickster" figures like Anasi.
Reading some of the stories from Nigeria, you may note that the stories bear similarity to some European folk tales, filled with poor peasant girls, royalty, and magical properties; however, many of the folk tales bear a magic that is all their own, with grand narratives readers have loved for years.
The collection of Folktales from Nigeria consists of one book with 40 folktales collected from Southern Nigeria. The stories are full of mentions of strange institutions, as well as of rare adventures.
Book includes:
The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter
How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them
The Woman with Two Skins
The King's Magic DrumItuen and the King's Wife
Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King
Why the Bat flies by Night
The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull
The King who Married the Cock's Daughter
The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water
Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime
Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground
The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes
Why a Hawk kills Chickens
Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky
Why the Flies Bother the Cows
Why the Cat kills Rats
The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder
Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends
The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns
The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus lives in the Water
Why Dead People are Buried
Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away
Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat
The King and the Ju Ju Tree
How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus
Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River The Lucky Fisherman
The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone
The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress
The King and the 'Nsiat BirdConcerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions
Concerning the Hawk and the Owl
The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators
The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird
The Election of the King Bird
Enjoy This classic collection ♥
Автор: Grand Elena N. Название: Fairy Tales of Brazil ISBN: 1537547429 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781537547428 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22930.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Grand Elena N. Название: Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts, Fairies ISBN: 1542528488 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781542528481 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22930.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Grand Elena N. Название: Folktales of Japan: Collection of 38 Japanese folktales ISBN: 1547173718 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781547173716 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22930.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
These tales and legends have been collected from many sources, which contains the mythology of Japan. Many are told from memory, being relics of childish days, originally heard from the lips of a school-fellow or a nurse. Certain of them, again, form favourite subjects for representation upon the Japanese stage. A number of the stories now gathered together have been translated into English long ere this, and have appeared in this country in one form or another, others are probably new to an English public.
This book includes such stories as:
Green Willow The Flute The Tea- Kettle The Peony Lantern The Sea King and the Magic Jewels The Good Thunder The Black Bowl The Star Lovers Horaizan Reflections The Story of Susa, the Impetuous The Wind in the Pine Tree Flower of the Peony The Mallet The Bell of Dōjōji The Maiden of Unai The Robe of Feathers The Singing Bird of Heaven The Cold Lady The Fire Quest A Legend of Kwannon The Espousal of the Rat's Daughter The Land of Yomi The Spring Lover and the Autumn Lover The Strange Story of the Golden Comb The Jelly- Fish takes a Journey Urashima Tamamo, the Fox Maiden Momotaro The Matsuyama Mirror Broken Images The Tongue- cut Sparrow The Nurse The Beautiful Dancer of Yedo Hana- Saka- Jiji The Moon Maiden Karma The Sad Story of the Yaoya's Daughter
Автор: Grand Elena N. Название: The Ghost of Sakura: Tales of Japan ISBN: 1541153642 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781541153646 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11440.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
The Ghost of Sakura is an ancient Japanese ghost story revolving around the fate of a good natured tenant at the hands of a greedy and immoral landowner. It also involves the karmic expectation that justice is often meted out even from beyond the grave.Japan is one of the most haunted places on Earth. In Japanese folk belief, Japan as an island is infused with supernatural powers. The very soil of the land is charged with potential, magical energy. Human beings share in this energy. Inside each human being is a reikon, a being of profound power that is unleashed on death. The Japanese fear ghosts- called yurei in Japanese- but they also honor them. And for as far back as the written word goes in Japan, they tell stories about them.
Japanese stories featuring ghosts are firmly rooted in the belief in the spirit world. Ghosts arise when someone dies and their spirit cannot move on to the afterlife, either because the funeral rites weren't completed or because the person died violently or with unfinished business.This is a rather long story, so give yourself enough time to enjoy it♥
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