A review by calistareads
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe

5.0

This is a Fantastic Fairytale from Africa. There are 2 daughters of a chief that are both very beautiful. One daughter is kind and beautiful on the inside and one daughter would rather be Queen and have people serve her. She is unkind to the other sister. The kind sister tends a beautiful garden and befriends a snake in the garden and sings to it. They are summoned to the great city so the king may choose a wife. The unkind sister sneaks out at night and encounters several people along the way asking for something. She is not kind to them thinking she will be queen and why should a queen be kind. The kind sister sets out with her village and she meets the same people with kindness and gifts. When she gets to the village the sister is screaming in terror as there was a 5 headed snake on the throne. You really need to read the ending. It’s a great tale and like many fairy tales, it ends so well.

I love this story. It has some amazing art and characters and Disney could do a lovely job with this on the big screen. It has some great views and plenty of people. How do I miss so many great stories in the world? I have learned the world is filled with great stories.

The niece couldn’t believe the nice sister would pet the snake in the garden. She said she would not do that. I told her I wouldn’t either. She thought the story was really good too. She gave this 4 stars. She liked the kind sister more. The nephew thought this was a cool story. He liked the snake in the garden and he liked the king at the end. He thought the kind was pretty great. He didn’t like the mean sister either. He gave this 3 stars.