THE PERIOD OF THE GODS - Creation Myths from Ancient Japan: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 414
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In this 414th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese creation myth - "THE PERIOD OF THE GODS”.
At the dawn of time, in a period when Heaven and Earth were not yet separated, and the In and Yo (Yin and Yang) not yet divided, the deities Izanagi and Izanami stood on the Floating Bridge of Heaven and looked down into the abyss. They inquired of each other if there were a country far, far below the great Floating Bridge. They were determined to find out. In order to do so they thrust down a jewel-spear, and found the ocean. Raising the spear a little, water dripped from it, coagulated, and became the island of Onogoro-jima. Upon this island the two deities descended.
What happened next you ask…? Well, when deities go about creating a world, many things happened. To find the answers to this question, and any others you have, you will have to download and read this story to find out!
INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES
Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".
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10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps.
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THE PERIOD OF THE GODS - Creation Myths from Ancient Japan - Anon E. Mouse
THE PERIOD OF THE GODS
Creation Myths from ancient Japan
Baba Indaba Children’s Stories
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2017
THE PERIOD OF THE GODS
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Baba Indaba Children’s Stories
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Issue 414
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An Introduction to Baba Indaba
Baba Indaba, pronounced Baaba Indaaba, lived in Africa a long-long time ago. Indeed, this story was first told by Baba Indaba to the British settlers over 250 years ago in a place on the South East Coast of Africa called Zululand, which is now in a country now called South Africa.
In turn the British settlers wrote these stories down and they were brought back to England on sailing ships. From England they were in turn spread to all corners of the old British Empire, and then to the world.
In olden times the Zulu’s did not have computers, or iPhones, or paper, or even pens and pencils. So, someone was assigned to be the Wenxoxi Indaba (Wensosi Indaaba) – the Storyteller. It was his, or her, job to memorise all the tribe’s history, stories