Fire Came to the Earth People: A Dahomean Folktale

Fire Came to the Earth People: A Dahomean Folktale

Description Long ago the people of Dahomey told a tale of the days when the world was new, and the only Earth people were animals. They lived in cold and darkness because Mawu, the selfish Moon god, kept all the fire to herself. At last, little Chameleon and slow Tortoise, working together, found a way to outwit Mawu.