FrenchThe Ninkarse (also called Nankana or Farefare) often express their concept of life through tales and proverbs. It is thanks to this wisdom that the ancestors managed to educate their children.With stories you enter deeply into the soul of the people, you capture on the spot their impressions, their ideas, their feelings, their rules of life. In the tales crystallizes, so to speak, the wisdom of a people. These are lessons of experience from centuries, applied to the various circumstances of practical life, lessons of common sense, words of old people. They invite the audience to be wary of appearances and to scrutinize the hidden side of things.We thank all the Ninkarse who helped us collect these 15 tales.EnglishNinkarse (also called Frafra or Nankani, or Gurense) people often express their conception of life through folk-tales and proverbs. It was through this wisdom that the ancestors were able to educate their children.With folk-tales one enters deeply into the soul of the people, one grasps on the spot his impressions, his ideas, his feelings, his rules of life. In the folk-tales crystallizes, so to speak, the wisdom of a people. They are lessons from centuries of experience, applied to the various circumstances of practical life, lessons of common sense, words of old men. They invite the audience to be wary of appearances and to examine the hidden side of things.We thank all the Ninkarse who helped us collect and explain these Ninkare folk-tales.
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