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PUKU Reviews Famous South African Folk Tales
Famous South African Folktales by Pieter W Grobbelaar and Sean Verster.First published in 1968, Famous South African Folktales is a collection of new stories and old favourites from Southern Africa. There are the much loved Jackal and Wolf stories, and the tale of Tortoise and Hare, but there were also many stories that I’d never heard of including the Bluebottle and Bee, and a story about Till Owlglass, who loves to expose people’s weaknesses.
The War Between Animals and Birds, and the story about how the animals picked Lion to be their king were my favourites because they taught useful lessons while still being amusing. The illustrations that accompany most of the stories also add to their generally humourous tone. Most of the collection is suitable for all ages except in the case of a few like the Witch in the Valley and Rainer de Winaar which struck me as potentially frightening for younger readers, especially coupled with their scary illustrations of their stories’ villains.
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