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    Old Stories
    Old Stories
    Old Stories
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    Old Stories

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    Is the Rabbit really cleverer than the Monkey? What is the moral of the story? Like other parts of the world, Mozambique has a rich oral literature of animal fables. Grandmothers still tell them to children, and the children respond in a chorus with the magical word "Karingana!"
    It would be sad if this heritage disappeared entirely in the face of modernization, so teachers are being encouraged to record it, in English and Portuguese, and hopefully later in its original Bantu languages as well. There is no reason why school children should not use materials from their own culture as they learn to read, thus bridging the gap between home and school. I have seen how students come to life and participate when traditional stories are welcomed into the classroom, so this book ends with some suggestions for ways to do this.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMozambican Writers
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781310010132
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      Old Stories - Mozambican Writers

      Old Stories

      by

      Mozambican Writers

      edited by Ingrid Schechter

      Copyright 2014 Mozambican Writers

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      Thank you for downloading this ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form.

      Acknowledgements

      The editor of this collection had the privilege of working at Universidade Pedagógica Sagrada Família in Mozambique for a year as a volunteer with CUSO/VSO. She wishes to thank Padre Ezio Bono and all at UniSaf for their support and encouragement.

      Table of Contents

      Karingana wa Karingana

      The Monkey and the Rabbit

      The Cooking Game

      The Staring Game

      The Sick Hyena

      The Lion and the Rabbit

      Rabbit Goes to a Party

      Monkey Eats his own Tail

      Why don't we Kill our Mothers?

      The Race

      The Monkey and the Turtle

      The End of a Friendship

      The Dancing Goat

      Obey the King

      Ku Do Teku

      Why Frog is So Ugly

      The Three Friends

      The Rabbits and the Tiger

      A Man and a Lion

      Ugly Boy and Old Bear

      The Curious Girl

      The Bank

      The Mason

      The Tar-Baby

      The Witch's Drum

      The Man who Married Two Women

      About these Stories

      In the Classroom

      List of Contributors

      Karingana wa Karingana

      It was night. The chill was everywhere. Grandma was happy. Mauro and Nuno were too. The moon was bright. No dogs were barking. The cicadas were singing happily. They could easily be heard.

      Only Maria was sad and quiet. Her beautiful eyes were red. Her face was wet. She was thoughtful. She had recently lost both her parents.

      It’s OK . . . Oh Maria, don’t be sad. Mum and dad are now bright stars in the sky. They can see you from there. Look, can you see those two stars smiling at you? Grandma said.

      They are so bright…, Maria said.

      Hmmm…hmmm, you see? Grandma murmured gently.

      Oh grandma, I miss mum, she said.

      Tell me a story, grandma, Maria said, staring closely at her grandma.

      Maria was very tired. She had been crying the whole day, Oh, oh dear.

      What kind of story would you like me to tell you? Grandma whispered to her.

      Hmm hmmm hmm…tell me the story of the clever rabbit, grandma . . , she said, staring at the bonfire. Her two elder brothers were silent. They were squatting beside the bonfire.

      Here we go, sweetie . . . . . Karingana wa Karingana, Grandma said, smiling at her.

      Karingana, Mauro and Nuno broke their long silence.

      So Grandma told the following story:

      A long, long, time ago, when animals had thoughts, feelings, and emotions, they behaved like humans. Stories of wars and battles were heard everywhere. The animals were fighting to find out who would be made the king. Birds like eagles, hawks, pelicans, flamingos, peacocks were trying to

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