Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula : tales of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

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Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula : tales of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen / Nadia Jameel Taibah and Margaret Read MacDonald.

Taibah, Nadia Jameel, (author.). MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940- (author.).

Summary:

"Coauthored by a renowned folklorist and a professor of education who recalls some of these poignant tales from her own childhood, the book opens with a discussion of the Arabian Peninsula that introduces each country and discusses its terrain, peoples, and current situation to provide important background information. The engaging stories that follow will serve elementary, junior high, and high school librarians as well as public librarians, professional storytellers, and folklorists. The tales themselves, many of which have never been published in English language children's collections, are appropriate for readers grades five and up"--Publisher's website.

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ISBN: 9781591585299
ISBN: 1591585295
Physical Description: xx, 114 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction: The Arabian Peninsula ; The countries of the Arabian Peninsula ; Luqman the Wise -- Folktales from Saudi Arabia, tales shared by Nadia Jameel Taibah -- Animal tales: The Dove, the partridge, and the crow ; The fox, the wolf, and the lion ; The ant and the louse -- Riddle stories: Signs -- Jouha stories: Jouha and his donkeys -- Humorous tales: The poor lady's plan -- Magical stories: Throw your pumpkin and pick me up ; The annoying dove ; The seven buckthorn pickers -- Religious tales: A wise young boy ; The king, the prince, and the naughty sheep ; The miracle of the spider's web ; 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab cooks food for hungry children -- Saudi Arabia : other tales, retold by Margaret Read MacDonald -- Makki and Kakki -- The mouse and the eggshell boat -- The cat country -- The lost city of Ubar -- Folktales from Bahrain -- Aziz, son of his maternal uncle -- The springs of Bahrain -- Folktales from Kuwait -- About Jouha -- Answering the scholar -- Jouha sings from the minaret -- Counting the days of Ramadan -- Choices -- The helpful dog -- The black pearl and the white pearl -- Kill the man who killed the dog -- Nesóp and the snake -- The hattáb (woodcutter) and the khaznah (treasure) -- Folktales from Oman -- Abu Nawas, the trickster -- A djinn story -- Jouha loses his donkey -- Who should ride the donkey? -- When Jouha's donkey passes gas -- The djinn outside the window -- The sad story of the mother camel: The camel from the rock ; Facts: the remarkable camel -- Why love is blind -- The thrifty ant -- The fake bride -- Strangers on the road -- The jinn builds a road -- Tricking the sahar -- The biggest lie -- Folktales from Qatar -- The helpful fish -- Wealth, success, and love -- Origin of the dhow's lateen sail -- Folktales from the United Arab Emirates -- Why the hen cannot fly -- The shaikh's sheep -- The fisherman's daughter -- Folktales from Yemen -- The Queen of Sheba visits King Solomon -- Queen Bilquis visits King Suyleiman -- The mighty dyke of Ma-rib -- The year of the white elephant -- The manly maiden -- Arabic proverbs and proverb tales -- Arabic proverbs -- Proverbs from the United Arab Emirates -- Hunain's slippers -- A crab has drowned a camel -- Riddles -- Arabic words -- Tale notes -- More folktales from the Arabian Peninsula -- Bibliography -- Index.

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