The Tree Wife: ... and other stories
Sothern African Folktales, Jemma Kahn, Caroline Lentupuru, Wiehan Jager, Joanne Bloach, Rebecca Njuguna, Catherine Groenewald
(Children Illustrated Storybooks, May 18, 2020)
Once upon a time, there lived a man who had plenty of everything – a large fertile farm, with cattle, sheep, and goats.But, as he grew old, he grew sad, because one thing was missing. He did not have a wife. Standing under a tree one day, he had a brilliant idea. If he couldn’t find a wife, perhaps he could make one....