Description
This application offers eighteen tales in Moore. If you click on the speaker at the top right you can follow the audio and write it at the same time.
The tales of moogo (the Mossi country in Burkina Faso)
Oral literature fulfills many functions in society: initiation, education, distraction ... The tale, is more particularly the mirror of the society, it emphasizes the
mentalities, reveals the beliefs and values certain behaviors. First, the central theme highlights a problem or conflict within the community. For example, the tale exposes
problems in relationships between co-wives. In the outcome, he proposes a solution to this problem. It's a real class of moral education. The tale provokes in the listeners
strong feelings and imposes moral standards. Hyena, for example, is greedy, dishonest, brutal and always fails in her dishonest actions. His rival, the hare is rather cunning,
he wins every time against the hyena. Also other animals such as nightjar or guinea fowl are common sense. In the mirror stories, the two characters are actually the two
opposite aspects of the human person: good and evil. The characters that appear most often are the hare, the king / lion, the woman, the hyena, the orphan, the genius ...
The tales of moogo (the Mossi country in Burkina Faso)
Oral literature fulfills many functions in society: initiation, education, distraction ... The tale, is more particularly the mirror of the society, it emphasizes the
mentalities, reveals the beliefs and values certain behaviors. First, the central theme highlights a problem or conflict within the community. For example, the tale exposes
problems in relationships between co-wives. In the outcome, he proposes a solution to this problem. It's a real class of moral education. The tale provokes in the listeners
strong feelings and imposes moral standards. Hyena, for example, is greedy, dishonest, brutal and always fails in her dishonest actions. His rival, the hare is rather cunning,
he wins every time against the hyena. Also other animals such as nightjar or guinea fowl are common sense. In the mirror stories, the two characters are actually the two
opposite aspects of the human person: good and evil. The characters that appear most often are the hare, the king / lion, the woman, the hyena, the orphan, the genius ...
Old Versions
- 11/28/2023: 4.0
- Report a new version
- App Name:
- Category: Books & Reference
- App Code: com.soalma.kota.yam.moore
- Version: 4.0
- Requirement: 4.1 or higher
- File Size : 60 MB
- Updated: 2023-11-28
