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A Story, a Story
An African Tale
by Gail E. Haley
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A retelling of the African folktale that explains how all stories came to Earth. Long ago, stories didn't belong to the people of Earth, but rather to Nyame, the Sky God, who kept all the stories locked up in a golden box for his own enjoyment. When Ananse the Spider Man asks Nyame to release the stories for all to enjoy, Nyame says he will do so only if Ananse can perform three seemingly impossible tasks. Woodcut illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal.
Available editions of A Story, a Story
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9780689205118,
Reinforced Hardcover,
Atheneum,
1970
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9780689704239,
Paperback,
Aladdin Books,
1986
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9780689712012,
Paperback,
Aladdin Paperbacks,
1988
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9781560080367,
Paperback,
Weston Woods,
1990
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9780881036060,
Prebinding,
Bt Bound,
1999
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Publisher Notes
Despite his age, Ananse the Spider man enterprises to buy the stories of Nyame, the Sky God, to whom all stories then belonged.
Synopses
Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."
First Line
Once, oh small children round my knee, there were no stories on earth to hear. All the stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a golden box next to his royal stool.
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