Tales and Legends Kôngo (Congo-Braazzaville)

All the great classical dramatists took their inspiration from the mythologies of their respective environments...Thus the tale like the classical theatre deals with the universal feelings of humanity: love emotion passion bravery and all the vices and virtues. Classical theatre like the fairy tale exalts virtues and ridicules shortcomings. Both aim at the same goal: to instruct and perfect the young candidates for life. To put the misguided spirits back on the right track.However to remain educational the tale must remain above all attractive like all teaching. A good tale combines the useful with the pleasant. It must therefore entertain as well as instruct.I have translated the following tales without any pretence or literary elegance: they have enough moral force in themselves. They are the starting point of our literature which however oral it may be isn't less a living expression an effective communication means or transmission of the truth.