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    Tales of Tambolo
    Tales of Tambolo
    Tales of Tambolo
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    Tales of Tambolo

    By Rotimi Ogunjobi

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    The town of Tambolo is a place where stories come alive - storues for education and entertainment. This is a collection of eleven fictional short stories for children set in a place from Tambolo Town. Stories include: The Elephant Trap, The Forbidden Orange Tree, The Wonderful Singing Bird, Ngozi and the Witch Who Ate Children's Dinners, The Magic Cooking Pot, The Unking Rich Woman,Tafa and the Friendly Spirits, Mama Wunika's Stolen Dinner. The King's Lost Son, Chichi and the Eagle, The Garden of Treasures.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherxceedia publishing
    Release dateOct 31, 2013
    ISBN9783955775537
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      Tales of Tambolo - Rotimi Ogunjobi

      Tales of Tambolo

      By Rotimi Ogunjobi

      Auntie Mimie Children Series

      © 2013 Rotimi Ogunjobi

      ISBN:

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      The stories in this book were adapted from African folk tales and have been retold for easier comprehension.

      Purchase Enquiries:

      Xceedia (Media and Publishing) Ltd

      publishing@xceedia.co.uk

      Inhaltsverzeichnis

      AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      THE ELEPHANT TRAP

      THE FORBIDDEN ORANGE TREE

      THE WONDERFUL SINGING BIRD

      NGOZI AND THE WITCH WHO ATE CHILDREN’S DINNERS

      THE MAGIC COOKING POT

      THE UNKIND RICH WOMAN

      TAFA AND THE FRIENDLY SPIRITS

      MAMA WUNIKA’S STOLEN DINNER

      THE KING’S LOST SON

      CHICHI AND THE EAGLE

      THE GARDEN OF TREASURES

      THE ELEPHANT TRAP

      A long time ago in Tambolo Town, at a time when men and animals could still talk to one another, there was a great king and his name was Gudu. And there was a time when King Gudu became very ill, and it was feared that he would die. All the healers from far and wide tried to heal him, with no luck, and the king at last sent for Jegbedu, the dreaded wizard who lived in the evil forest.

      ‘What do you see, O great wizard?’ the king weakly asked after Jegbedu had examined him. But the wizard only shook his head sadly.

      ‘It is a very terrible disease,’ he said at last. ‘Indeed you have less than seven days to live unless you drink a medicine which only I am able to make. But the medicine can only be made from the heart of a live elephant.’

      And King Gudu sorrowfully wondered where he would find a live elephant. He could send hunters into the forest to kill an elephant, but who was it that could bring a live elephant to the palace. So he commanded that it be announced everywhere that anyone who would bring the king an elephant within five days would get half of his kingdom and also his beautiful daughter, Wundia, as a bride.

      Dauda was a young and very poor hunter who barely made a living from his work; but he was nevertheless known all over as a persuasive man: often able to get other people to do as he wished without much difficulty. And when Dauda heard this announcement, he imagined how much his life could be changed if

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