Yāā sǐ' sɑ᷅' mo᷅' líé'nzɑ̄ báá bɑ̄ kāhā? Once upon a time…
Myths, legends and tales were/are the means used by Africans to convey messages. Tales, myths and legends are the most appropriate means of education to edify children.
In most African tales, animals are personified in order to avoid using human beings as live actors in the story.
Long before, tales were told by our bards and our poets, the so-called griots. They were usually older women. These tales used to be told in the evening, around a wood fire, while waiting for the meal to be ready. They seemed more interesting than modern televisions.
Through Resulam, Resurrection of minority languages, the author presents here his childhood’s tales.
The author has re-edited these tales according to the way in which his grandmother used to tell him. They were then illustrated with very high quality colorful images in order to make it easy for children to follow the stories. This version is the English and French translation ...
