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The moon was shining at night and Jupiter was adjacent. The elders of the village gathered their children and told stories and folklores intended to impart wisdom that will follow them for the rest of their lives. The words of our elders are words of wisdom.
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The African Story Book and Folklores for Children - Xlibris US
Copyright © 2014 by Gideon C. Mekwunye. 663016
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4990-6612-8
ISBN: EBook 978-1-4990-6613-5
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Rev. date: 08/28/2014
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my daughter Chidozi Eguwa Mekwunye who first suggested from the stories told in my first book Tear drops,
Daddy why don’t you write children’s book and tell these stories?
My Son Gideon C. Mekwunye II. All members of Mekwunye’s family, then friends and to kids all over the world.
MISSION
The mission of this book is to impart wisdom to children all over the world as the Africans do; using the personification method and sometimes the euphemizing of Animals, including animate And inanimate objects.
The moon is shining and at that month where Jupiter is adjacent; under the bright starry heavens the elders gather them to roast corn and yams; stories are told to impart wisdom; stories that will follow them for the rest of their lives.
The words of our elders are words of wisdom.
Contents
A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS AS THE COCK CROWS
THE ELEPHANT AND THE TORTOISE
ALL OF YOU!
THE KITE AND THE DUCK
THE AFRICAN CHEWING STICK
ETIM THE FOWL THIEF AND CHIDIKE
A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS AS THE COCK CROWS
663016_FNL_01.tifIt was time for Mama Hen to gather her chicks at moonlight; Jupiter was also so close to the moon. It was a temperate weather good for story-telling. The cock crowed to the chicks and said: Mama Hen wants all of you!
So, they gathered and the story began. Mama Hen said: "the story I want to tell you is very short; but it’s intended to
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