When the stones were soft; East African fireside tales, by Eleanor B. Heady. Illus. by Tom Feelings.
Heady, Eleanor B.; Feelings, Tom, illus.
1968
PZ8.1.H345 Wh (Mapit)
Available at Midgrade/YA Collection

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Title When the stones were soft; East African fireside tales, by Eleanor B. Heady. Illus. by Tom Feelings.
Author Heady, Eleanor B.
Imprint New York, Funk & Wagnalls [1968]
Language English
Description 94 p. illus. 24 cm.
Call Number PZ8.1.H345 Wh
Dewey Decimal Classification 398.2
Summary Sixteen stories told by Mama Semamingi whom the village children believe must have lived when stones were soft since she knows such things as why cats live with women and how men were created with different colored skins.
Added Author Feelings, Tom, illus.
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Mumbele and the goats
The Namashepani
The cattle egret
The rug maker
The pots that sang
Why dogs live with men
The little crow
Colored coats
The baobab tree
The sky people
Why the hyrax has no tail
The silent maiden
The rainbow
The trap
Why cats live with women
Men of different colors.

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