Reading Notes (West Africa Part 2)

The second part of the readings stray a little bit away from Anansi and welcome new animal characters such s the tortoise, leopard, and rams. The intriguing part about a lot of these stories is that they are telling creation tales (such as How The Tortoise Got It's Shell). The stories are utilized to give background to everyday animals, facts, or phenomenons. That is one of the reasons why I loved listening to Uncle Baba's stories as a kid. I was a very imaginative child so these stories gave me even more reason to wonder about other seemingly "simple" life facts and creation. Here are a few facts from these stories:

1. Mauri (God)
2. Mauri sent his servants to collect different things: goats, cows, sheep, etc.
3. One of these servants/travelers was named Mr. Klo (the tortoise).
4. Earth and dust formed a hard caked shell on Mr. Klo's back, creating his "shell".

(Smithsonian Channel - YouTube)

Bibliography:

Heritage History, 2017

https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=barker&book=folktales&story=tortoise

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