Mutaro's Beatiful daughters, An Aferican Tale by John Steptoe.
A Caldecott honor book.
Setting was in a far off place and long ago. The setting was in Africa and occured a long time ago.
Plot - The king wanted to choose a wife. A man in the kingdom had two beautiful daughters. His daughter Nyasha was good to animals and people. His other daughter Manyara thinks of only herself. A test is given while they walk thru the forest to the kings town. Myana goes first, ahead of her father and sister to try and beat them to the king. She encounters a boy who is hungry and does not share her lunch. She encounters an old woman who gives her advice which she does not take. The other sister goes thru the forest and feeds the hungry boy and takes the old womans advice. She ends up being the one chosen by the king because of her kindness.
Motif- In the story there is a magical transformation of reality - the king was was a snake, the hungry boy and the old woman.
A neat book with beautiful pictures.
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