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Las Bellas Hijas de Mufaro (Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters) (Spanish) (Book and Audio Cassette)
Las Bellas Hijas de Mufaro - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Spanish - Book and Audio Cassette Author:John Steptoe Mufaro tiene dos bellas hijas. Nyasha es arnable y considerada, pero Manyara es egoista y consentida. Cuando el rey decide buscar esposa entre "Las hijas mas dignas y bellas del reino," Manyara decide que ella sera la elegida. Esta fabula clasica es tambian un viaje fantastico a Zimbabwe, con todo el esplendor y belleza que nos brinda esta antig... more »ua tierra.
Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone -- except Mufaro -- knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled.
When the king decided to take a wife and invited "The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land" to appear before him, Mufaro declared proudly that only the king could choose between Nyasha and Manyara. Manyara, of course, didn't agree, and set out to make certain that she would be chosen.
John Steptoe has created a memorable modem fable of pride going before a fall, in keeping with the moral of the folktale that was his inspiration. He has illustrated it with stunning paintings that glow with the beauty, warmth, and internal vision of the land and people of his ancestors.