Tales of Temba: Traditional African StoriesBlackie, 1967 - 114 pages Thirteen Bantu tales about the heroic Temba, who was courageous and resourceful as well as kind and who used these qualities to win the daughter of the Rain Lord. |
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Page 13
... Temba brought him . But since Temba's mother only cooked sufficient food for her own family each day , he had to go without more and more of his own portion to feed the hungry child in the hollow tree . Soon Temba grew thin for lack of ...
... Temba brought him . But since Temba's mother only cooked sufficient food for her own family each day , he had to go without more and more of his own portion to feed the hungry child in the hollow tree . Soon Temba grew thin for lack of ...
Page 15
... mother . A little later Temba's mother crept into the hut to see whether he had stopped crying , but tears still ran from his eyes . ' Why are you weeping ? ' she asked him again . ' I am not weeping . The smoke from the fire comes in ...
... mother . A little later Temba's mother crept into the hut to see whether he had stopped crying , but tears still ran from his eyes . ' Why are you weeping ? ' she asked him again . ' I am not weeping . The smoke from the fire comes in ...
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... Temba's mother began to shriek and cry when she heard what the lion demanded . How she wished she had not been so foolish as to spy on her son , for now she knew only too well what had happened to the fourth leg of all the animals he ...
... Temba's mother began to shriek and cry when she heard what the lion demanded . How she wished she had not been so foolish as to spy on her son , for now she knew only too well what had happened to the fourth leg of all the animals he ...
Table des matières
The Hyenas Egg | 1 |
The Yam Child ΙΟ | 10 |
A Leg for the Lion | 24 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
amazimu angry animals arrows asked Temba assegai bees began bird boys bring bush calabash called canoe caught chief child clay cooking companions cooking pot cried daughter delighted eaten my yams elephant exclaimed eyes farm feet fire Firimpimbira followed forest friends gift girl grass ground growled hand hare head heard hollow tree honey Honey-guide hunting hurried hyena killed knew laughed legs Leopard lion little feather lives loincloth looked lovely feathered magic bones meal meat mighty wind monkey monster morning nearby never night ogre path piece porridge Rain Lord replied Temba river rushed Ruwa Ruwa's palace Seizing shouted sisters sleep snake king soon spear stone stood stool stopped Suddenly supper tell Temba thanked Temba took Temba's mother told Tortoise trap village voice waiting walked warriors watched wheli wild woman wood borer yam-brother