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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

An African Tale

by John Steptoe

32 pages · 2003

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Mufaro's two daughters react in different ways to the King's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.

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