Dr Sam Umealu

Dream Tales (Volume 2) Dr Sam Umealu

Publisher Marketing: Dream Tales comprise tens of stories to be published in book volumes. This is the second of those volumes. Dream Tales are drawn from the Igbo folklore. The Igbo are an ethnic group in Nigeria. Story telling is considered a valuable art by the Igbo. As a child, I listened to tales from an endless stock of the Igbo folklore. I was told these stories at bedtime, by my grandmother, an aunt or an uncle. The same story was sometimes re-told but differently and with a dose of personal flavour. These tales often revolve around the tortoise and his wily ways, in a fabled universe where mankind and animals shared the same language and lived happily together. This mythical world also shared boundaries with the mystic world of the spirits, and entities from both worlds freely interacted with one another. My daughter, Chinelo, has been my inspiration for writing these stories. I tell her these stories at bedtime. She enjoys them and always asks for more. These stories make her look forward to bedtime just like they made me when I was a child. The Dream Tales are interesting and entertaining with the power to transport readers and listeners to the mystic world of the spirits and a mythical kingdom where mankind and animal belong to the same specie of beings. The book would be enjoyed world wide by children of reading age, from all cultures and by adults as well. It is the sort of book an adult would read in summer while sitting on the beach, under a tree or in a hammock; in winter by the fire place or tucked in bed; or just to pass time in the train or on the plane. The book can be read to children as bedtime stories or re - told with adaptation to suit the mood, interests, personality or age of the child.