ALIKANZE
An Igbo Folk Tale
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Okwu mmalite: Alịkanze bu oke ngwere, ụkwa bụ ihe oriri na amasị ọtụtụ ụmụ Igbo nke ukwuu. Nkea bu akụkọ ifo maka otu ụkwa siri dagbuo alịkanze ebe ọnọ na okpuru osisi ụkwa. Ndị Igbo sị na ụkwa ruo oge ya, ọ daa. Igbo na asịkwa na onye Chi ọjọọ ka mmiri na afa na eze. Ngwa gezie nụ ntị ka ụnụ nụrụ akụkọ ifo nkea. O dikwa ka akụkọ n’egwu.
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About the Book
Folktale in the West African Igbo setting are very interesting, exciting, mythical and magical. Children love it. Children love to listen to story-telling from family members or anyone who cares to tell or read them stories. Most Igbo folktales have songs. The Alikanze folklore is sung. It is one of the fast-disappearing oral traditions among the Igbo people of Nigeria. It is important to hand these tales down to the younger generation of children all over the world who love to listen to folklore and fairytales.
About the Author
Nwakego P. Ihenachọ (a.k.a Ego) was born in Amaigbo in the present day Imo state of Nigeria. She currently lives in Newark, New Jersey with her family. She enjoys singing, cooking, story-telling, and tourism. In this picture book she shares one of the folk tales her mother told her while she was a little girl growing up in Aba, Nigeria. Her other works are a book of love poems titled To you, My Love, and a children’s picture book titled Ezinaụlọ Kachi (Kachi’s family). Mma- Mma and Obim are her most recent music albums.