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laststamped below unless an extension of time is granted  \n\n| 1978   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  | 100   |\n|  |  | 1508   |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n\nM  \nhttps://archive.org/details/whyhyenadoesnotc0000unse  \n# Why the HyenaDoes NotCare for Fish\n\nBy the same authorTHE PINEAPPLE CHILDand other tales from AshantiRING OF GOLDTALES OF AN ASHANTI FATHER  \nWhy the HyenaDoes Not Care for Fish  \n# and Other Tales from the Ashanti Gold Weights\n\nPEGGY APPIAH  \nIllustrated by Joanna Stubbs  \nANDRE DEUTSCH  \n5318100 eA  \neC 4178First published 1977 by 398天2 André Deutsch Limited105 Great Russell Street London WC1、  \nCopyright C1977 by Peggy AppiahIllustrations C1977 by Joanna StubbsAll rights reserved  \nPrinted in Great Britain byCox &Wyman LtdLondon Fakenham and Reading  \nISBN 0233969039  \nContents  \nAn Introduction to Akan Gold Weights  \npage 7Why 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