Local Story Index
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*[[Why there are old people in the world]]. An old clan chief who remembered when the British first came to his village told me this story. I used it several times in community meetings, when advocates for change were pushing too hard. --[[User:Rcollman|Rcollman]] 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST) | *[[Why there are old people in the world]]. An old clan chief who remembered when the British first came to his village told me this story. I used it several times in community meetings, when advocates for change were pushing too hard. --[[User:Rcollman|Rcollman]] 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST) | ||
| - | *[[Why elephants respect the mouse]]. Technically this was not a Nigerian story but one we learned in Pidgen English as part of training. | + | *[[Why elephants respect the mouse]]. Technically this was not a Nigerian story but one of 2 or 3 stories we learned in Pidgen English as part of training. This was a great story to offer in trade for an authentic one, when there were kids around. --[[User:Rcollman|Rcollman]] 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST) |
| - | * | + | * I remember that there was another one we learned about the [[tortoise and the leopard]] that I also used to trade. --[[User:Rcollman|Rcollman]] 10:54, 5 November 2007 (EST) |
Revision as of 15:54, 5 November 2007
Some of us collected stories told to us by our Nigerian hosts. "I used to trade stories with villages. At a later time I might use the story to make a point that the translator could not twist."--Rcollman 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST)
- Why there are old people in the world. An old clan chief who remembered when the British first came to his village told me this story. I used it several times in community meetings, when advocates for change were pushing too hard. --Rcollman 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST)
- Why elephants respect the mouse. Technically this was not a Nigerian story but one of 2 or 3 stories we learned in Pidgen English as part of training. This was a great story to offer in trade for an authentic one, when there were kids around. --Rcollman 10:47, 5 November 2007 (EST)
- I remember that there was another one we learned about the tortoise and the leopard that I also used to trade. --Rcollman 10:54, 5 November 2007 (EST)
