African Folk Tales

In addition to folk tales, there are myths, legends, many proverbs, tongues, riddles. In African folk tales, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, crocodiles, and rhinos are seen in various birds such as ostrich, secretary birds, hawks, because the stories reflect an abundance of animals Often there are things. Animals and birds have human characteristics such as greed, jealousy, sincere, loneliness. Through their actions, they learned many valuable lessons. In addition, the environment where the story takes place will clarify the extent of the land, educate the reader about the climate such as the dry season where rain does not rise for several years or the muddy season in the mountains.

Zebra is the subject of folk tales in Africa and talks about how they get their stripes. According to the story of Namibia 's Sanfolk, the zebra was once white, but after fighting the pool' s pupa it got black streaks. After playing hard, the zebra lost its balance and bowed to the fire. The fire stick left scars on his white coat. In the movie Fantasia, the two centaurs are depicted as half of a human being and half of a zebra in place of a typical human half.

There is nothing better than reading the Arabian Nights, Norse myths, or the story of African folklore that allows children to understand a specific culture. In particular, there are similar stories such as "Lon Po Po" and "Red Riding Hood", each story has its own narrator's culture and tradition. Like life, many fairy tales do not have a happy ending. A bad thing happened. Read the story and talk about them with your children. C. S. Lewis thinks that "sometimes fairy tales can best communicate what they need to say." After reading, "Does this story tell you the truth about the world?"