"The Bird Who Gave Milk" is a charming and witty fable. It comes from western Africa, and it is a part of the great tradition of African oral literature. It tells the story of a wondrous talking bird who promised to give its owner what he most wished for, and in so doing showed that it was the wish itself that was false. "The Bird Who Gave Milk" can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys a good story.
The story is told by Tahira, a traditional storyteller, and it is dramatized using the African collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, in...
"The Bird Who Gave Milk" is a charming and witty fable. It comes from western Africa, and it is a part of the great tradition of African oral liter...
"The Magical Lion" is a fable told in South Africa over a hundred years ago. It is the story of a lion who wanted to become human, but found that being human led to all kinds of difficulties and was much more trouble than it was worth. The fable is a part of the rich oral heritage of preindustrial Africa. It is told by Tahira, a traditional storyteller who still preserves this ancient literature today.
The story is dramatized using objects from the African collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Music is performed by Baba Joseph Bryant and...
"The Magical Lion" is a fable told in South Africa over a hundred years ago. It is the story of a lion who wanted to become human, but found that b...
