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The African Storyteller The Unborn Child Introduction |
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As in "Qwebethe," this Lenje tale by Cibuti of Munenga has a single pattern with a motif at its center. In this story, the pattern becomes reflective of the central character's mental state. In oral tales, abstractions are usually expressed in concrete terms. Here a husband's awful guilt is expressed in a fantastic image. |
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