Burundi · Folktales and oral traditions
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Burundi
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Burundi’s first Atlas records offer two scenes about whose word matters in a dispute. In the palace, Samandari uses a cooking pot to show the value of witnesses. In the Kirundi animal tale, the order of a shared garden breaks down when the animals stop sharing its food.
Tales in the Atlas
Samandari and the King’s Pot
1977 · J.-B. Ntahokaja, p. 31 · reproduced in Afrique, terre d’histoire, pp. 321–322
When the Animals Lived Together
2007 · Évariste Barumwete · Ingene Imigwi Y’Ibikoko Yavutse · RCN Justice & Démocratie, bulletin 22, pp. 24–25
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.