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- Title: Student's Questions About Kapitau: An African Folktale (Report)
- Author : Journal of African Children's and Youth Literature
- Release Date : January 01, 2004
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 212 KB
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Kapitau is an orphan boy whose story is unfortunate and fortunate. Agrena Mushonga (2001) a teacher from Zimbabwe wrote Kapitau and the Magic Whistle. It is one of the many folktales she wants to keep alive that her parents told in the evenings to their children. The orphan Kapitau is fortunate because Chief Chikobvu took him in and gave Kapitau work tending cattle. One day Kapitau encounters a snake that seems determined to give him a message. Kapitau is led to a cave where he meets an old woman. After Kapitau has served the old woman for some time she gives Kapitau a magic whistle and a chant to use with it. Good fortune comes to Kapitau. He becomes a rich king and has many wives and children. After a long time he shares the secret of the magic whistle with his favorite son, Simba. Simba promises to keep the secret but unfortunately he cannot help but tell his brothers about it. At about that time a neighboring chief and his warriors attack Kapitau and his people. Kapitau looks for his magic whistle to stop his enemies but alas it is gone. Many in Kapitau's family are killed. Kapitau loses his wealth and status becoming once more no more than a beggar man. Fortunately Kapitau's favorite son Simba finds the magic whistle near one of his fallen brothers. Knowing the chant Simba uses the whistle to gain good fortune. At the end of the tale Simba finds his father thus rescuing him from destitution. Kapitau is fortunate once again. A Serendipitous Beginning