Fire came to the earth people : a Dahomean folktale

Author(s)

• Roth, Susan L.

Bibliographic Information

Fire came to the earth people : a Dahomean folktale

Susan L. Roth

（Sonrisa = ソンリーサ, 47）

St. Martin's Press , Maruzen Mates Co. Ltd., c1988

Note

"Based on a Dahomean folktale called Stealing fire from the creator: why chameleon and tortoise are respected"--T.p. verso

Summary: The earth animals fail in every attempt to capture fire from the selfish moon god Mawu, until Chameleon and Tortoise combine their talents and help bring light and warmth to the newly-created earth

Details

• NCID: BA25101511
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,[Tokyo]
• Pages/Volumes: [30] p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PZ8.1.R73
  • DC19 : 398.2/0966/83
  • DC19 : E
  • NDC10 : 388.44
• Subject Headings:
  • JVSH : Folklore -- Benin
  • JVSH : Folklore -- Africa, West
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA25036497