yoruba (african people)

Describes the life, culture, and religion of the Yoruba people who live in Nigeria in West Africa.

Aje, the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya, leaves her shady home to marry the Earth chief Oduduwa, but seeing the bright sun hurts his wife's eyes, Oduduwa sends Hippopotamus and Crocodile to ask Yemoya for some Night, which she packs up and gives to them, but her warning to the couriers not to open the bag, proves to be too much of a temptation.

In fifteenth-century Africa, Kai and her beautiful but lazy older sister Jamila undertake a perilous four-day journey to another Yoruba village, seeking help for their starving tribe after the blight of the yam crop.

A brief history of the kingdom of the Yoruba people of Africa.

When Ear, Leg, and Arm refuse to marry Mosquito, she shows them that she is not to be ignored.

When Wind, Fire, and Rain meet in the land of the Yoruba to decide which of them is the greatest, Wind and Fire make great shows of strength, but Rain demonstrates the power of gentleness.

In the Yoruba village of Oyo in 1440, Kai has the opportunity to realize her dream of becoming a sculptor, but at the price of separation from her life in Ife and the loss of her new-found closeness to her sister.

"Read about the Yoruban creation myth, How Anansi got God's Stories, and five other important African myths"--Provided by publisher.