Masai Myths, Tales and RiddlesThese enchanting talesnbsp;from thenbsp;Masai of East Africa describenbsp;worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets — magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements.nbsp; For the past hundred years, this volume has served as an authoritative source for studies of Masai culture. |
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Contenido
STORIES | 1 |
The Greed of the Old Man and His Wife | 14 |
The Caterpillar and the Wild Animals | 21 |
The Hare and the Hyena and the Lionesss Cave | 27 |
The Dorobo and the Giraffe | 33 |
RIDDLES | 45 |
CUSTOMS | 62 |
Theft | 82 |
Wild Animals | 88 |
The Smiths | 96 |
How Fire Is Obtained | 104 |
| 113 | |
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Términos y frases comunes
animal Answer arrived asked bark become belonging bird blood body brother bullock called carry cattle cave child Chorus clan club collect cried death devil Dorobo drink ears earth elders elephant enemy entered father fight fire girls give given goats gourd grass ground hand hare head hear herd hide honey horn husband hyena illustrations killed kraal latter leaves Lenana lived look man's marks married Masai meat medicine milk mixed month moon morning mother move obtained once passed person pray raid rain remained replied returned roots seen sing sister skin slaughter Solo song spit stone story taken teeth tell things told took tree wait warriors wear wife wish woman women wood young
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles Masai, Selections |
| Autor | Alfred C. Hollis |
| Edición | abreviada, ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | Courier Corporation, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0486431991, 9780486431994 |
| Largo | 116 páginas |
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