Project Gutenberg 2011-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 158 Metelerkamp, Sanni Penstone, Constance Outa Karel's Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales The place and the people -- How Jakhals fed Oom Leeuw -- Who was King? -- Why the hyena is lame -- Who was the thief? -- The Sun -- The stars and the Stars' Road -- Why the hare's nose is split -- How the jackal got his stripe -- The animals' dam -- Saved by his tail -- The flying lion -- Why the heron has a crooked neck -- The little red tortoise -- The ostrich hunt. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Outa Karel's Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales" by Sanni Metelerkamp is a collection of folk stories written in the early 20th century. This work features a series of enchanting tales narrated by the character Outa Karel, a traditional storyteller who embodies the whimsical and moralistic charm of South African folklore. The stories draw from the rich tapestry of local culture, featuring animal characters that engage in clever antics, revealing human-like traits and social morals that resonate beyond their whimsical settings. The opening of the collection introduces Outa Karel, who is an elderly storyteller residing with a farming family in the Great Karroo during winter. As the family gathers around the fire, the anticipation builds for Karel's tales, highlighting the deep cultural practice of storytelling within the community. He carries an engaging demeanor, blending his personal anecdotes with animal fables to entertain both the children and adults alike, setting the stage for the stories to follow. The vibrant descriptions of the Karroo landscape and the cozy family setting create an atmosphere ripe for the fascinating lore that Outa Karel is about to share, illustrating not just the stories themselves but the importance of tradition, connection, and the passing down of heritage through storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35557/35557-h/images/frontcover.jpg en Folklore -- South Africa GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 219457 219341 2024-09-15T06:05:43.379418 2023-09-15T11:39:17.073993 text/html text/html 226020 2021-09-08T02:34:59 text/html 871204 2024-09-15T06:05:49.470360 application/epub+zip 876133 2024-09-15T06:05:45.347387 application/epub+zip 145928 2024-09-15T06:05:44.275386 application/epub+zip 1004775 2024-09-15T06:05:52.767361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 921322 2024-09-15T06:05:48.641351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198347 2022-09-16T09:41:55.194301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164903 164858 2024-09-15T06:05:42.490389 2023-09-15T11:39:16.241003 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 164601 2021-09-08T02:26:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18155 2024-09-15T06:05:53.456843 application/rdf+xml 31759 2024-09-15T06:05:44.378392 image/jpeg 3677 2024-09-15T06:05:44.327356 image/jpeg 61862 2021-09-08T02:36:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 847558 2021-09-08T02:37:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 848641 2024-09-15T06:05:43.432423 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog