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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
by John Steptoe
When the king decides to select a wife from the most beautiful maidens in the land, sisters Nyasha and Manyara are sent to the king by their father. But ill-tempered and selfish Manyara sets out the night before hoping to steal a march on her sister. On her way she meets some very strange characters, but she either ignores them or treats them rudely. The next morning when Nyasha sets out she meets the same characters, but she is generous and polite to them. Which sister will the king choose?
In this gorgeously illustrated book Steptoe retells a Xhosa tale of sibling rivalry and the virtue of compassion.
In this gorgeously illustrated book Steptoe retells a Xhosa tale of sibling rivalry and the virtue of compassion.