Folklore & Oral Tradition

This category's books

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  The Egg Polisher and Other Tales

  2010, author(s)-editor(s) Funwi F. Ayuninjam
  This collection represents, in substance and style, folk tradition in the North-West Region of Cameroon. Contained herein is a sampling of various human emotions, parental concerns, and societal conflicts: emotional insecurity, deceit, obstinacy, power and control, trickery, malevolence, greed, jealousy, and more. The stylistic representation is reflected in the double writing, as shown by the dialogues, the songs, and the use of choruses. These tales are ageless, placeless, and, therefore, (...)
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  Riddles, Folktales and Proverbs from Cameroon

  2010, author(s)-editor(s) Comfort Ashu
  In the olden days, after a day’s work in the farms, children and parents returned home feeling worn out. As a sort of evening entertainment, children of the same family, compound or village then gathered round a story-teller to listen to folk tales and riddles. This was common in every African home. The listeners participate with joy by joining in the songs and choruses. Sometimes the children were given the opportunity to tell stories that they had known while the adult story-teller (...)
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  Folktales from the Moose of Burkina Faso

  2010, author(s)-editor(s) Alain-Joseph Sissao , Nina Tanti (Translator)
  The Moogo, the region of the Moose known as Mossi in ancient literature occupies the entire central zone of Burkina Faso. It is divided into several kingdoms, the principal one comprising today’s capital of Ouagadougou. Along with the singing griots, the evening storytellers pass on the ancestral word during the evening gatherings where they provide the group with models to follow. The folktale is the most appropriate form for teaching young children to express themselves, to structure (...)