Market Bowl, The
by:
Jim Averbeck (author)
In this original folktale set in modern-day Cameroon, a young girl named Yoyo is finally old enough to help Mama Cécile sell bitterleaf stew at market, and she's warned to never refuse a fair price. Eager to get to market, Yoyo ignores Mama's advice on how to make a proper stew and ends up...
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In this original folktale set in modern-day Cameroon, a young girl named Yoyo is finally old enough to help Mama Cécile sell bitterleaf stew at market, and she's warned to never refuse a fair price. Eager to get to market, Yoyo ignores Mama's advice on how to make a proper stew and ends up haggling with a customer over the price of her unappetizing concoction. Yoyo must use her wits to regain a blessing from the Great Spirit of the Market, Brother Coin, and along the way she learns the value of a fair price.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781580893688 (1580893686)
Publish date: February 1st 2013
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
An entertaining tale set in contemporary Cameroon incorporating cultural and folk elements.
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