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Through evening gatherings of children around grandparents, tales teach the meaning of cohabitation and cultivate family spirit. Each story’s ending offers practical lessons that help children distinguish goodness from wickedness, choosing the good and avoiding harm. The narrative centers on King Dosoe, whose festival aims to ensure his wives give birth to sons.","Love All Children  \nAimer tous les enfants  \nAs told by Madame Angele Affovoh Illustrations by Judith Vlafonou Photographs by Judith Vlafonou and Marcy O'Neil Fon, English  \nDedication:  \n\"To my children and grandchildren\"  \n-Madame Angele Affovoh  \nLove All Children  \nAimer tous les enfants  \nContributions from: Skyler Ashley, Lisa Drew, Hannah Levy, Jonathan Sollish, Chloe Wilson  \nand  \nAZEHOUNGBHO GLELE Champi AZEHOUNGBHO GLELE Sika Illuminee Heather CHIKOU Adile  \nCHIKOU Ingrid  \nNOUKOME Fabrice  \nOGBON Birigissou  \nSADOME Madame Julienne  \nSADOME Tanguy  \nTOTTIN Armandine  \nTOTTIN Claudine  \nTOTTIN Shegun  \nFunding provided by Three Sisters : Trois Soeurs, Veterans for Peace Chapter 93, Michigan State University  \nFon, English  \nBenin  \nCopyright © 2017, Three Sisters : Trois Soeurs, L3C  \nFor permission to reuse, contact the copyright holder.  \nFon-French translations by Sandrine Chikou French-English translations by Margaret Born  \nLove All Children  \nAimer tous les enfants  \nContributions from: Skyler Ashley, Lisa Drew, Hannah Levy, Jonathan Sollish, Chloe Wilson  \nand  \nAZEHOUNGBHO GLELE Champi AZEHOUNGBHO GLELE Sika Illuminee Heather CHIKOU Adile  \nCHIKOU Ingrid  \nNOUKOME Fabrice  \nOGBON Birigissou SADOME Madame Julienne  \nSADOME Tanguy  \nTOTTIN Armandine  \nTOTTIN Claudine  \nTOTTIN Shegun Michigan State University  \nFon, English  \nBenin  \nThe social function of storytelling and stories in Africa  \nIn Africa the tale, like orality, is the greatest means of education and instruction of the child. During the evenings when the moon was bright, the children gathered around their grandparents to listen to tales. This gathering had several meanings. This allowed the children to come together, to learn the meaning of cohabitation. It created in the children the stability which awakens in them the sense of family spirit. The conclusions, the lessons learned at the end of each tale, were intended to educate children, to open their minds so that they know the difference between goodness and wickedness in order to opt for good and avoid evil.  \nSandrine CHIKOU, TS Education Fund.  \nLa fonction sociale du conte et des histoires en Afrique  \nEn Afrique le conte à l’instar de l’oralité est le plus grand moyen d’éducation etd’instruction de l’enfant. Pendant les soirées de claire lune, les enfants se regroupaient autours de leurs grands parents pour écouter des contes. Ce regroupement avait plusieurs significations. Cela permettait aux enfants de seretrouver entre eux, d’apprendre le sens de la cohabitation. Il créait chez l’enfant la stabilité qui éveille en lui le sens de l’esprit de famille. Les conclusions, les leçons tirées à la fin de chaque conte avaient pour objectif d’éduquer les enfants, d’ouvrir leur intelligence pour qu’ils sachent la différence entre la bonté et laméchanceté afin d’opter pour le bien et éviter le mal.  \nSandrine CHIKOU, TS Education Fund.  \nThis story is about King Dosoe, a polygamous king who only wanted sons.  \najru tʃe z bo yi m axᴐsu dokpo. axᴐsu ᴐ eɖo asi gege. bo ka n nyin wă nu vi sunu.  \nKing Dosoe decided to have a ceremony for his wives so they would all give birth to boys.  \nbo ejɛ gbeɖokpo bᴐ axᴐsu ylo asit lɛ [bi. bo](bi. bo)ɖᴐ emi nă hu gbo ɖokpo [nu ye. bo m](nu ye. bo m)ɛn e du gbᴐ ᴐ bi nă ji sunu.  \nDuring the festival, he roasted a goat and gave it to his wives to eat. If one of his wives ate themeat, she would only give birth to baby boys.  \nɖe e ɖᴐ m nu ye ᴐ, e hu gbᴐ ᴐ. bᴐ ye ɖ[u. bo](u. bo) klᴐ gănu tʃobᴐ mɛ ɖokpo ɖee kpo ᴐ a wa.  \nHowever, his very last wife was missing. Her co-wives kept the ceremony a secret.  \nasit kpƐvi ᴐ ka ɖo finƐn ă . ɖe e a wa a , e m do nu xo ɖe a.","cbCaijQpIY6ulhY0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijQpIY6ulhY0","pdf",71162517,25,"English","en",105,"# The social function of storytelling and stories in Africa\n## Evening storytelling and community learning\n## Lessons at the end of each tale\n# The King Dosoe tale\n## A ceremony to ensure sons\n## The roasted goat and the wives","[{\"question\":\"What role does storytelling play for children in Africa in this text?\",\"answer\":\"It serves as the greatest means of education and instruction, bringing children together to learn cohabitation and develop a family spirit.\"},{\"question\":\"What lessons do the tales aim to teach at the end of each story?\",\"answer\":\"They educate children to open their minds, helping them distinguish goodness from wickedness so they choose good and avoid evil.\"},{\"question\":\"What is King Dosoe trying to achieve with the ceremony he organizes for 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