25 Famous African Folktales
25 FAMOUS AFRICAN FOLKTALES
Author & Illustrator
Mauritz Mostert
Copyright
25 Famous African Folktales
Copyright © 2020 by Mauritz Mostert
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means – electronic, mechanical, photographic (photocopying), recording, or otherwise – without prior permission in writing from the author.
Edited by
Cari Mostert
Published by
WILDMOZ
ISBN: 9781393439233
(About the book)
25 Famous African Folktales
Long, long ago, somewhere in Africa, when all the people and animals were new…
Characteristically, in this 284 page book and without exception, all the stories start with this same introductory line. As it does in all our smaller, individual books, so we keep with tradition. Therefore, to avoid boredom simply ignore it in this long version, because every chapter starts with this same tagline.
What we have here are stories to communicate with. Actually, these are true classics in their own right, depicted in real classical, old book fashion. Written in an adapted old English style for easier reading, this method of writing never lets you get away from the solid Dickensonian-style atmosphere. With between sixth and seventh-grade readability scores, anyone above the seventh grade will find this an easy read.
For your information, the book does not use the modern English habit of contractions, i.e., don’t, or won’t. Instead, it uses ‘do not,’ or ‘will not’ and this is kept up throughout the book. It is one of the tricks applied to flavour an old English feel, while giving a simple and easy read. A cute and clever ploy for keeping any reader’s mind focused on the ancient world at all times. Back in time, when all these old stories found their beginnings.
You are deliberately taken into the past, to a world without cares, to a time where, whatever may go wrong, is simply fixed in a trice. An era where virtue counts for good and evil is easily dispensed with, by the wave of a hand. Happy stories, each chapter ending with a healthy dose of wise morals.
Here are all the chapters as they appear
in sequential order
CHAPTER 1.
THE GREAT ANIMAL BATTLE
CHAPTER 2.
HOW THE ZEBRA GOT HIS STRIPES
CHAPTER 3.
HOW GIRAFFE STRETCHED HIS NECK
CHAPTER 4.
THE CHIEF, THE SUITOR AND THE KENGE
CHAPTER 5.
THE SAN AND THE GREAT STORM
CHAPTER 6.
HOW ELEPHANT AND WARTHOG GOT THEIR TUSKS
CHAPTER 7.
BLINDMAN AND HUNCHBACK
CHAPTER 8.
SNAKE AND THE YOUNG MAN
CHAPTER 9.
HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS
CHAPTER 10.
THE CARPENTER AND THE LEGUAAN
CHAPTER 11.
HOW MANTIS GAVE THE BUSHMAN FIRE
CHAPTER 12.
THE DAMSEL AND THE DRAGONFLY
CHAPTER 13.
JACKAL, LION AND THE FALLING ROCKS
CHAPTER 14.
THE CHIEF WHO WAS NO FOOL
CHAPTER 15.
THE MOUSE AND THE LION
CHAPTER 16.
WHY CHEETAH’S CHEEKS ARE STAINED
CHAPTER 17.
HYENA, LION AND SQUIRREL
CHAPTER 18.
THE KIND-HEARTED HUNTER
CHAPTER 19.
HOW HIPPO LOST HIS HAIR
CHAPTER 20.
MONKEY’S FIDDLE AND BOW
CHAPTER 21.
THE MOUTHFUL OF MIRACLES
CHAPTER 22.
WHY WARTHOG WALKS ON HIS KNEES
CHAPTER 23.
JABU AND THE LION
CHAPTER 24.
HOW CHEETAH BECAME SO FAST
CHAPTER 25.
LEOPARD, RAM AND JACKAL
THE END
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From Book Reviews:
I have had a fascination for all of Africa since I was a small child. I’ve visited many countries in Africa, and know that mankind began in Africa. I have always been interested in the ancient people and their folktales.
I don’t recall how I came to find Wildmoz, but there is so much to learn and enjoy on Wildmoz. When I came Upon the Folktales Books, they opened up a new understanding of tales which have been told orally since ancient times.
The Trilogy (I do hope there are many more of these books) includes, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Zebra Got His Stripes, and Jabu and the Lion.
Each of the stories make you feel as if the author is telling the stories orally. I can imagine, sitting around a campfire on a starry night, listening to an ‘old man’ tell stories he’d heard since his youth. The words flow easily and the first two folktales can easily be understood by even the youngest child. The last book about Jabu is better understood by an older child or an adult.
The personalities of the animal characters in the stories follow the traits of the real animals. Although the stories are folktales, they are true to the individual animal. All tales should have a morality statement, and these stories do not disappoint.
I found, many of the descriptions in the stories, amusing. I so liked the one about the tasamma melons quenching the thirst but leaving a strange feeling on your teeth. It immediately brought to my mind, eating a persimmon.
I would recommend these books for both children and adults.
Bobbi Lippe Mallace USA
Meet Our Authors: The Wildmoz team, Cari and Moz, have a lifelong passion for the Bushveld and share adventures and stories about Africa's good things. Wildmoz is Africa - the cradle of life! Travel writing about wildlife, African folklore, wildlife art, Kruger Park and wildlife safari info! Taste life as it is in Africa.