TWO TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 228
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ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 228
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In this 228th issue of the Baba Indaba?s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights stories of ?How the Camel Got his Hump? and ?The Crab that Played with the Sea?.
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In the first tale Baba tells how the Camel got his big hump.
In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man. There was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work; and besides, he was a Howler himself. So he ate sticks and thorns and tamarisks and milkweed and prickles, and was most 'scruciating idle; and when anybody spoke to him he said 'Humph!' Just 'Humph!' and said no more.
Presently the Horse came to him with a saddle on his back and a bit in his mouth, and said, 'Camel, O Camel, come out and trot like the rest of us.' But all Camel said was 'Humph!, 'Humph!' and walked away.
A bit later the dog tried to entice camel out, as did Ox. All received the same rude answer.
Then Man called Horse, Dog and Ox together and at the same time 'Djinn of All Deserts? came along and they posed their problem to him. ?leave it to me said Djinn of All Deserts and off he went to find Camel.
You are invited to download the story here and find out what the outcome of the encounter between Djinn of All Deserts and Camel was?
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Also included is ?The Crab that Played with the Sea?. At the beginning of all time, the Elder Magician had prepared the World, the Land and Sea. the Eldest Magician was getting Things ready. After he had got these ready, he invited all the Animals to come out and play.
All the animals and the earth and sea were made obedient to man, except one ? the Crab. Crab was playing with the sea and causing Man?s home to flood which spoiled his food and the food for the horse, cow and ox. Man took his complaint about the Crab to the Elder Magician. The Elder Magician was concerned about the Crab?s games, and off they went to see the Crab about the games he was playing.
Once again you are invited to download this story and read what the outcome of Man?s and Elder Magician?s visit to Crab was.
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33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
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INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES
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Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story.
HINT - use Google maps.
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Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".
作者简介
The Baba Indaba Children's Stories, published by Abela Publishing, often uses folklore and fairy tales which have their origins mists of time. Afterall who knows who wrote the story of Cinderella, also known in other cultures as Tattercoats or Conkiajgharuna. So who wrote the original? The answer is simple. No-one knows, or will ever know, so to assume that anyone owns the rights to these stories is nothing but nonsense. As such, we have decided to use the Author name "Anon E. Mouse" which, of course, is a play on the word "Anonymous".
