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Why the Crab Has No Head

by Barbara Knutson

CrabsCreationFolkloreAnimals, folklore, juvenile literatureFolklore, africaCrabs, fictionAnimals, folklore

Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves Crab without a head to make him humble.

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Book data: Open Library