Bedtime Stories - E-book - ePub

Widely known in Lesotho, the bedtime stories in this book are normally told to children by their grandmothers at night, when everyone is in bed. Ntetekoane is the tale of a man and his wife, and what happens in the river when someone tells a lie! Moshanyan'a Sankatana is a story about heroism. After a dinosaur swallows all the people and animals in the village, the only survivor gives birth to a boy: Moshanyan'a Sankatana.
Will he confront the dinosaur? And what will happen when he does? Masilo le Masilonyane is a humorous story about kindness and generosity, and makes a game of the question: "Old ladies, why did you break my digging tool? The digging tool was given to me by Masilonyane; Masilonyane who ate all my birds and left only the heads? Pay me for it!" Moleso oa likhomo is a story about childlessness and jealousy between sister wives. Nyopakatana is a story about childlessness, kindness and ultimate victory.