Chapter+11b+Oral+tradition,+folktales

= == = Mark Isaac chapter 11b __African Storytelling, Folktales and The Oral Tradition__ = = =Throughout African culture, storytelling and folk tales were a way of passing down culture, religon and morality. They preserved the African culture. Children also listened to these stories and folktales because it was a form of entertainment, and a form of education. The storytelling tradition in African culture is rich with many poems, stories and songs. These stories were often told with different African string instruments, wind instruments and drums like the ones shown below.= = = = = == Many of the stories were dealing with animals because the Africans would relate their feelings and emotions to animals. For example, the Africans considered antelopes to be animals of beauty and speed. Some other animals used were snakes, chameleons and spiders.

Below is an African Storytelling performance. media type="youtube" key="6uh8Kas23rE" height="344"=