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West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends)

Philip M. Sherlock

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Description:As a child, Philip Sherlock loved to listen to folk tales. Since then he has made a significant contribution to Caribbean folklore by recording many of them in print for the first time. Here are fables of the birds and animals of the West Indies: jaguar, snake, crested curassow, wild pig, parrot, wise owl, and of Anansithe spider who can assume human form. These twenty-one stories are a wonderful mixture of early tales from the Arawak and the Carib people, the original inhabitants of the Caribbean, and from the Ashanti people of West Africa. Read together they help to provide a background to the history of the West Indies. The stories are retold here in a warm, rich stylesome tales gentle and philosophical, some humorous and full of action.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends). To get started finding West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: As a child, Philip Sherlock loved to listen to folk tales. Since then he has made a significant contribution to Caribbean folklore by recording many of them in print for the first time. Here are fables of the birds and animals of the West Indies: jaguar, snake, crested curassow, wild pig, parrot, wise owl, and of Anansithe spider who can assume human form. These twenty-one stories are a wonderful mixture of early tales from the Arawak and the Carib people, the original inhabitants of the Caribbean, and from the Ashanti people of West Africa. Read together they help to provide a background to the history of the West Indies. The stories are retold here in a warm, rich stylesome tales gentle and philosophical, some humorous and full of action.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends). To get started finding West Indian Folk-tales (Oxford Myths and Legends), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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