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What is the Title of this fable where a Mongoose is getting married
Looking for an old O. Henry story about a wealthy young man trying to woo a “genteel poor” young lady in New York CityWhat is the name of this book about soccer and oranges?Title of poem written by Causley after Macneice's funeral?Does anybody know who wrote this poem, or where it is from?What is the name of this book about copyright?Young adult fiction book: written from a teen boy's perspective about school, sex and ShakespeareWhat is the title of the story by Isaac Asimov in which technology advances, with increasing advantage, backwards?
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My friend described a possible fable to me that they read as a child. They recall it being a picture book that was a fable/folk tale that had a weasel/mongoose type chacter. The main character gets engaged and sets out to collect his friends and dowry for the wedding. Among the friends he finds on the way are a tortoise and a boa/python. He waits for each of his friends to complete their own tasks (boa eats an antelope, tortoise waits for log to break down so he can get over it). Because of this, he returns to his village a very long time later. His bride has married someone else as he took so long.
Anyone know of this book?
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My friend described a possible fable to me that they read as a child. They recall it being a picture book that was a fable/folk tale that had a weasel/mongoose type chacter. The main character gets engaged and sets out to collect his friends and dowry for the wedding. Among the friends he finds on the way are a tortoise and a boa/python. He waits for each of his friends to complete their own tasks (boa eats an antelope, tortoise waits for log to break down so he can get over it). Because of this, he returns to his village a very long time later. His bride has married someone else as he took so long.
Anyone know of this book?
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Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
– Rand al'Thor
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My friend described a possible fable to me that they read as a child. They recall it being a picture book that was a fable/folk tale that had a weasel/mongoose type chacter. The main character gets engaged and sets out to collect his friends and dowry for the wedding. Among the friends he finds on the way are a tortoise and a boa/python. He waits for each of his friends to complete their own tasks (boa eats an antelope, tortoise waits for log to break down so he can get over it). Because of this, he returns to his village a very long time later. His bride has married someone else as he took so long.
Anyone know of this book?
story-identification
asked 9 hours ago
user93468user93468
863 bronze badges
My friend described a possible fable to me that they read as a child. They recall it being a picture book that was a fable/folk tale that had a weasel/mongoose type chacter. The main character gets engaged and sets out to collect his friends and dowry for the wedding. Among the friends he finds on the way are a tortoise and a boa/python. He waits for each of his friends to complete their own tasks (boa eats an antelope, tortoise waits for log to break down so he can get over it). Because of this, he returns to his village a very long time later. His bride has married someone else as he took so long.
Anyone know of this book?
story-identification
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Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
– Rand al'Thor
9 hours ago
add a comment |
Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
– Rand al'Thor
9 hours ago
Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
– Rand al'Thor
9 hours ago
Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
– Rand al'Thor
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat
meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
Reviews on Goodreads mention Bowane (the civet cat), Embenga (the pigeon), Nguma (the python) and Ulu (the tortoise) and that the journey took several years, when they arrived the bride-to-be has married someone else.
answered 8 hours ago
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Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
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Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat
meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
Reviews on Goodreads mention Bowane (the civet cat), Embenga (the pigeon), Nguma (the python) and Ulu (the tortoise) and that the journey took several years, when they arrived the bride-to-be has married someone else.
answered 8 hours ago
AysheAyshe
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Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
– user93468
7 hours ago
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Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat
meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
Reviews on Goodreads mention Bowane (the civet cat), Embenga (the pigeon), Nguma (the python) and Ulu (the tortoise) and that the journey took several years, when they arrived the bride-to-be has married someone else.
answered 8 hours ago
AysheAyshe
1,0012 silver badges4 bronze badges
Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
– user93468
7 hours ago
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Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat
meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
Reviews on Goodreads mention Bowane (the civet cat), Embenga (the pigeon), Nguma (the python) and Ulu (the tortoise) and that the journey took several years, when they arrived the bride-to-be has married someone else.
answered 8 hours ago
AysheAyshe
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Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat
meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
Reviews on Goodreads mention Bowane (the civet cat), Embenga (the pigeon), Nguma (the python) and Ulu (the tortoise) and that the journey took several years, when they arrived the bride-to-be has married someone else.
answered 8 hours ago
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Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
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Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
– user93468
7 hours ago
Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
– user93468
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Thank you so much. My friend was so overjoyed - she has been wondering if she imagined this book for the better part of ten years! Hero status.
– user93468
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Cultural details could be useful for this one. Was the story written in English, another language, translated? Which country, or which part of the world, was it written/set in? The latter is especially important because it helps to narrow down the types of animal involved.
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