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Ajapa the Tortoise

A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales

Margaret BaumannSeries: Dover Children's Classics
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Pages
128
Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
Dover Publications

About

This entertaining collection of 30 traditional Nigerian folk tales is filled with instructive lessons in honesty, loyalty, and friendship. Timeless fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, and more.

Related Subjects

  • Turtles & Tortoises
  • Animals
  • Juvenile Fiction

Extended Details

  • SeriesDover Children's Classics

    Artists

    Margaret BaumannAuthor