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Chinye : a West African folk tale by retold by Obi Onyefulu is a book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chinye : a West African folk tale about?
Poor Chinye! Back and forth through the forest she goes, fetching and carrying for her cruel stepmother. But strange powers are watching over her. How Chinye discovers the magic of the gourds and transforms her life is enchantingly retold in this traditional West African story of goodness, greed, and a treasure-house of gold.
- Author
- retold by Obi Onyefulu
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Children's Books
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780711210523
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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