How the ostrich lost his fire and other stories
Roohi Shah
- "Grandma,
- grandma,
- tell
- us
- a
- story!
- Tell
- us
- a
- story!""The
- one
- about
- the
- hyena
- who
- forgot
- how
- to
- laugh!
- No!
- No!
- The
- one
- about
- the
- legendary
- Zulu
- warrior
- who
- killed
- the
- mighty
- demon
- with
- a
- single
- throw
- of
- his
- spear!""He
- he,
- okay
- children,
- let
- me
- tell
- you
- a
- story,
- a
- long,
- long
- time
- ago..."A
- long,
- long
- time
- ago;
- legends
- and
- folk
- tales
- were
- used
- by
- people
- as
- a
- way
- of
- captivating
- the
- imagination
- of
- children
- and
- adults
- alike.
- Elders
- would
- use
- stories
- in
- order
- to
- impart
- the
- ways
- of
- the
- community,
- wisdom
- and
- morals
- to
- the
- rest
- and
- thereby
- also
- fostering
- a
- strong
- community
- spirit.
- Africa
- has
- always
- been
- a
- melting
- pot
- of
- thousands
- of
- different
- communities
- with
- their
- own
- specific
- cultures,
- traditions
- and
- stories!Curious
- about
- why
- the
- warthog
- shuffles
- on
- his
- knees
- or
- how
- the
- ostrich
- lost
- his
- fire?
- Then
- read
- on
- for
- a
- collection
- of
- short
- animal
- stories
- from
- the
- Nama,
- San,
- Sotho,
- Xhosa
- and
- Zulu people.
