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May 31, 2019

In 'A Story About Three Youths All Skilled in Certain Things and How They Used That Skill to Circumvent a Difficulty' we see the familiar trope of threes played out in a unique manner. Instead of three challenges to overcome we see three different ways to overcome a single challenge.

From: Hausa Folk-Lore

Author: Maalam...


May 29, 2019

In the Nigerian tale of 'The Story of The Boy and The Old Woman and How the Wasp Got His Small Waist' we learn not why the wasp is, but rather why he's shaped the way he is. And the reason, according to the Hausa, is quite a tale.

From: Hausa Folk-Lore

Author: Maalam Shaihua, tr. by R. Sutherland Rattray

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May 27, 2019

In 'The Story of a Slave, By Name 'The World'' we meet an adulterous woman and her lovers, including a slave who cannot hold his tongue.

From: Hausa Folk-Lore

Author: Maalam Shaihua, tr. by R. Sutherland Rattray

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May 24, 2019

In the last of Aunt Naomi's tales of King Alexander, 'The Wonders of The World', we get to see the world through the eyes of Alexander the Great. And Alexander makes a great discovery in the process.


From: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends

Author: Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa)


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May 22, 2019

In 'The Land of Darkness and The Gate of Paradise', King Alexander learns the wisdom of the Queen of The Amazons and discovers the River of Life and The Garden of Eden.

From: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends

Author: Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa)

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