Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale
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Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917.
Contributors
Lent, Blair.
Published
Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
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Published
Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Format
Book
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26 pages : color ; 23 cm
Language
English

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First published in 1910 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa.
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An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, E., & Lent, B. (1996). Why the sun and the moon live in the sky: an African folktale . Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917 and Blair. Lent. 1996. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917 and Blair. Lent. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, and Blair Lent. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

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