Dioula cinq contes

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The Dioula talesOral literature has many functions in society: introduction, education, entertainment ...
The tale is especially the mirror of society, it emphasizes attitudes, beliefs and values ​​reveals some pipes.
First, the central theme highlights a problem or a conflict within the community.
For example, the story exposes the problems in the relationship between co-wives.
In conclusion, it offers a solution to this problem.
Its a true course of moral education.
The story provokes strong feelings listeners and imposes moral standards.
Hyena example is greedy, dishonest, brutal and it always fails in his dishonest actions.
His rival, the hare is rather tricky, he wins every time facing the hyena.
In the mirror tales, both characters are actually the two opposite aspects of the human person: good and evil.
Characters that appear most often are the hare, King / Lion, the woman, the hyena, the orphan, the engineering ...This application offers five Dioula tales translated into French.
Click on one of the 5 story images and click on the speaker icon on the top and play in the bottom of the screen so that the audio is activated.