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Author:
Mbunwe-Samba, Patrick. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90019141
Title:
Shadows in the firelight : a selection of Cameroon folk tales / by Patrick Mbunwe-Samba.
Publisher:
publisher not identified,
Copyright Date:
1996
Description:
v, 84 pages ; 21 cm
Subject:
Tales--Cameroon.
Folklore--Cameroon.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-84).
Contents:
Cheche the baby-minder -- A greedy son reformed -- The origin of elephants -- Good magic and bad neighbours -- The origin of monkeys -- Wanyeeto', the cunning farmer -- The tale of Wan Shang -- The men who sought for death -- An appointment with death -- Death and mankind : a darker view -- Tortoise and monkey -- The lake god, version 1 -- The lake god, version 2 -- The disobedient child -- Cheongelum the bachelor -- The lion and the monkey -- The grindstone of Njenka -- The origin of Tad-Kon -- A difficult choice -- A thief reformed -- Sense-Pass-King -- The feast in the sky -- A secret weapon -- Why cats and rats are enemies -- Tortoise and pig -- Why animals do not trust each other -- Sun, moon and darkness -- Why there are different races on earth -- The wise chief of Isangele -- The beauty of Dipundu -- The jealous maidservant -- Mania, or, disobedience.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)34465504
LCCN:
97143895
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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