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The gift of gold
Here are all the ingredients of a classic fairy tale: a curse, a lucky gold pebble, an inquisitive little girl and, of course, a happy ending. The South African characters who help the girl along the way include traditional tribal people praying for rain, a friendly chameleon, and a misunderstood tokoloshe—a small ugly gremlin from African folklore
Isis and the seven scorpions
The god Thoth creates seven giant scorpions to protect Isis and Horus from Set
The fisherman and his wife
The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish
Rapunzel
Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch
Hansel and Gretel
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale set in Africa
The night before Christmas
Presents an illustrated version of the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor that portrays Santa visiting an African family.
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