The cow-tail switch, and other West African stories
by Harold Courlander · 1947
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This collection of seventeen short stories gathered in the Ashanti region of Africa depicts the origins of folk sayings and customs, animal ingenuity and trickery, and clever, as well as not so clever, people. The coauthor is George Herzog.
TalesSocial life and customsJuvenile literatureFolkloreAfrican TalesAshanti (African people)Newbery honor bookNewbery HonorFolklore, africa, westFolklore, africa