Tales My Ghanaian Grandmother Told Me

"The Wicked Curse of Nibobobo". The villagers are holding a dance. The young hero of the story asks the father of the girl he loves for permission to marry her.Her parents are delighted but his own father forbids the relationship. This decision has catastrophic consequences as the girls mother commits a terrible act which affects all the villagers. "Akua's Foolish Wish" explains the possible origins of a taboo. Akua,is a young potter who unthinkingly makes a wish not realizing her power to make it come true. "Fingers of Fire" is about a very unusual boy who has mysterious powers. He receives instructions to build a very strange object though he does not know what it's purpose is. When finally the purpose of the strange object is revealed it completely changes the lives of the villagers. "Journey to the Chest of Gold".A party of schoolchildren and their teacher make a trip to Ghana to learn about the Gold Trade.The group travel back through time and enter the King's Palace.