Fire came to the earth people
Subtitle: a Dahomean folktale
By: Susan L. Roth.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Folklore -- Benin.; Folklore -- Africa, West.
Description: The earth animals fail in every attempt to capture fire from the selfish moon god Mawu, until Chameleon and Tortoise combine their talents and help bring light and warmth to the newly-created earth.
Notes: "Based on a Dahomean folktale called Stealing fire from the creator: why chameleon and tortoise are respected"--T.p. verso.