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Bury my bones but keep my words : African tales for retelling / retold by Tony Fairman ; illustrated by Meshack Asare.

Fairman, Tony. (Author). Asare, Meshack, 1945- ill. (Added Author).
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  • 1 copy at The Center Library.

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  • ISBN: 080502333X (acid-free paper) :
  • Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Holt, 1992.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Nyar-upoko (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Zazamankh (Ancient Egypt) -- The man with a tree on his head (Tswana tale, Botswana) -- The bag of money (Wolof tale, The Gambia) -- The good herdboy (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- Karimirwa and Musiguku (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- There's one day for the victim (Yoruba tale, Nigeria) -- Hare and the white man (Tswana tale, South Africa) -- Hare and his friends (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Dubulihasa (Xhosa tale, South Africa) -- Omutugwa (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- The wise little girl (Khoikhoi tale, Namibia) -- The two swindlers (Hausa tale, Nigeria)
Summary, etc.: A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various regions of Africa, including "The Man with a Tree on His Head," "There's One Day for the Victim," and "The Two Swindlers."
Subject: Tales > Africa.
Folklore > Africa.
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