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African Folklore Story of How the Elephant Got Its’ Trunk
African folklore storytelling recounts the
adventures of people and animals, and enlightens us on the mysteries of nature.
One person does not invent folktales but they belong to the entire village, they
are in the bones and the stones of the village.
African Folklore Story of How the Elephant Got Its’ Trunk
Now it is a matter of common knowledge that The elephant has a long trunk, which he uses both as a nose and as a sort of hand. It
is a very useful trunk indeed. But he was once without it, and had a very
ordinary short snout like other animals.
Elephant was always inquisitive and went sniffing
about the forest, prying into the secrets of the other animals. One day he came
across a dark hole in the ground, and into this hole, he poked his nose, to see
what was there.
He at once regretted his curiosity, for a large
snake, which lived in the hole, seized him by the nose and tried to swallow
him. At this, the Elephant made a great uproar, and his wife came rushing to his
assistance. She seized his tail and pulled and pulled, and the Elephant himself
also pulled and pulled, but the snake would not leave go.
As a result, the Elephant’s nose was drawn out into
the long trunk which he still has today.
At first, he was ashamed to appear in the forest,
because of his trunk, but now the other animals envy him.
One day the monkey, which imitates everybody,
looked down the same hole, thinking it would be good to have a long trunk to be
able to swing from the trees by his nose. But, the big snake who lived in the
hole swallowed him, and since then nobody else has tried to imitate Elephant.
Did you know?
Africa houses over 85% of the world’s elephants.
African Folktale
African Folktales three facts
African folktales usually have sly animals and spirits as the main characters.
Anansi is one of the most beloved African folktale characters. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories.
Reading African folktales will help kids make connections to their cultural heritage.
Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.
Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.
Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.
Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.
Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.
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