People in many of the villages in Africa live in mud huts with thatched roofs. The walls of the houses are made of mud bricks that have been dried in the sun. The roofs are made by weaving grass and plants around a cone-like structure. Morning Yet on Creation Day, about the African oral storytelling tradition. Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose.
Stories pass down explanations for certain events and ways of life.
Folktales, on the other hand, are recognized as fiction. The Village of Round and Square Houses is considered a folktale, yet it is also an accurate account of the village of Tos. The Village of Round and Square Houses. Little, Brown and Company. 1993 Microsoft Corporation.