
Animal Fables from the Dark Continent
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Animal Fables from the Dark Continent by A. O. Stafford is a collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for elementary school students. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc.Book Details
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