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The cow-tail switch : and other West African stories /

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This collection of seventeen short stories gathered in the Ashanti region of Africa depicts the origins of folk sayings and customs, animal ingenuity and trickery, and clever, as well as not so clever, people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996, Herzog, George, 1901-1983 (Author)
Other Authors: Chastain, Madye Lee, 1908-1989 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, H. Holt and Co. [1947]
Subjects:
Tales > Africa.
Folklore > Africa.
Contes > Afrique.
Folklore > Afrique.
Folklore.
Tales.
Africa.
Tales > Africa
Ashanti > Folklore.
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Summary:This collection of seventeen short stories gathered in the Ashanti region of Africa depicts the origins of folk sayings and customs, animal ingenuity and trickery, and clever, as well as not so clever, people.
Item Description:"Addenda to notes on the stories": leaf mounted on p. [132].
Physical Description:4 preliminary leaves, 143 pages 1 leaf 24 cm
Awards:Newbery Honor Book, 1948
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140).
ISBN:080500288X
9780805002881