The rare leaf : Yoruba legends and love stories /
Ogunlana, Olola Olabode,author.
"There is a rich tradition of storytelling within Yoruba culture, with stories passed down through the generations but never written down .... This book sets out to present a particular sub-group of these: oral stories which have some kind of historical basis, handed down in the Ogere-Remo area (now in Ogun State) in the Remo dialect of Yoruba."--Page 10.
Includes traditional legends and more modern love stories.
The quest for the rare leaf -- The legend of the queen's basket -- The legend of Orunmila -- The Ebiripo episode -- The king's gatekeeper -- The thief and the white chief -- Kasali strikes again -- What's after six? -- What you sow, you reap -- The last miracle -- I know -- The fruit of patience -- You sweet rogue -- Predestined -- Vindication -- The atonement.
"There is a rich tradition of storytelling within Yoruba culture, with stories passed down through the generations but never written down .... This book sets out to present a particular sub-group of these: oral stories which have some kind of historical basis, handed down in the Ogere-Remo area (now in Ogun State) in the Remo dialect of Yoruba."--Page 10.
Yoruba (African people)
Remo (African people)