| Description |
1 online resource (104 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Prologue; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE -Observing and Explaining Creation; INTRODUCTION; 1. LION AND TITI THE BIRD; 2. HOW A LEOPARD GOT BEAUTIFUL SPOTS; 3. WHY LIONS ATTACK PEOPLE ONLY WHEN THEYARE CLOSE; 4. BIRDS' FEAST; 5. WHY DOGS DO NOT HAVE HORNS; 6. LIZARD, CHAMELEON AND DEATH; CHAPTER TWO -Fertility; INTRODUCTION; 1.A COUPLE WITHOUT A CHILD; 2.A WOMAN CRYING FOR A CHILD; CHAPTER THREE -Marriage Counselling; INTRODUCTION; 1. CHIEF AND HIS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; 2. LION AMONG PEOPLE; 3. TASTY EGGS |
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CHAPTER FOUR -Care for OrphansINTRODUCTION; 1.A PROSPEROUS MAN; 2.A HUSBAND WITH TWO WIVES; 3. CHILDREN; CHAPTER FIVE -Good Behaviour; INTRODUCTION; 1. FATHER AND SON; 2. THE BIRD OF TRUTH; 3. LION AND HYENA; CHAPTER SIX -Warning Against Beasts; INTRODUCTION; 1. FOUR GIRLS AND A GRANDMOTHER; 2. HYENA AND KALULU THE HARE; CHAPTER SEVEN -Respect for Elders; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE YOUTHFUL RULE; 2. MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND GROUNDNUT FIELD; CHAPTER EIGHT -Tricksters; INTRODUCTION; 1. KALULU THE HARE AND THE WILD DOG; 2. KALULU THE HARE AND TORTOISE; Reference; Suggested/Further Reading; APPENDIX; Back cover |
| Summary |
Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed September 2, 2014) |
| Subject |
Tumbuka (African people) -- Folklore
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Tumbuka (African people)
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Soko, Boston Jaston
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| ISBN |
9789990802511 |
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9990802513 |
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9990857032 |
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9789990857030 |
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