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“The oral tradition… Malagasy legends and tales... ” by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga.

There are many tales that our ancestors have left.
The oral tradition (also oral culture, oral heritage or even intangible heritage for Unesco) is a way to preserve and pass on the history, law and literature from generation to generation in a civilization which has no writing system or which, in certain circumstances, chooses not to use it. The oral tradition is often seen as part of the folklore of a people.

Trimobe and Rafara :
A little girl, abandoned in the Woods by two nasty sisters, meets the Trimobe Monster, who said to him : ” You'll be my girl Rafara.” He takes her home, locks him in his Lair and the food gave. ” His project is to the taste when it is good fat and well plump”… The days pass. A night, a little mouse, hungry, application of food to Rafara which not only listening his good heart, accesses his desire. The mouse then offers him a stick, a stone and an egg in him recommending to flee more quickly. The monster starts pursuit of the little girl and the found very quickly. Rafara throws the stick which turns into Lake. But Trimobe in a few sips swallow the contents. The girl then throws the stone which turns into forest. Trimobe, Thanks to its powerful tail and sharp, cut down all the trees. Rafara then throws the egg saying ” Dear egg, gift of the mouse, transforms you into mountain !” . She finds herself at the top of the mountain. The bird Vorondreo, happening there, agrees to bring her back home in Exchange for stones in all colours. His father welcomes him with joy. The two sisters will not be punished through the goodness of Rafara which intercede for them with his father. “Rafara becomes so pretty that the King's son demand in marriage.”

ANGANO angano, arira arira , Tsy Linda No. mpandainga fa ny tany aloha
Conte! Conte ! who lies? It is not me who lies! These are the people of the past !

This presentation focused on the Malagasy oral literature composed of :
– Hainteny - art of rhetoric
– Ohabolana - proverb
– Kabary - speech
– Ankamatatra - mind game (Riddle)
– ANGANO - tale and legend

Thanks to the development of education, These expressions can be studied today in the written version.
As the name implies, tells the tale and tells . It is therefore essentially oral and is transmitted as such.
They express the vision of the world as the generations of the past want to pass it on to future generations.
Include the following authors who have made the effort of collection and synthesis of these tales :
– Charles Renel
– Benedict Rakotomavo
– Rabearison
– Rainandriamampandry
– Clarisse Ratsifandrihamanana
– Lars Dahle
– John Sims
– Dr. Randriamorazaka.

1)- The story wants to thus transmit or make known a "morality". ,
CF. the moral of the fable for example : «Sahona sy Lambo» or 'frog and wild boar.

2)- It also transmits the philosophy of the social structure such as seniors wish to perpetuate :
– Parents place
– Role of the family
– Attitude and behavior :
* vis à vis the authorities
* towards the environment
* vis à vis of the animal world

3)- But mostly it stresses the philosophy as a structure of the spirit, Therefore the distinction between good and evil, the good bad and the ugly, the beautiful and the ugly.

4)- On the other hand the metaphysics is not expressly "readable" through the angano, as transmission of the existence or not of God or a creator as believe the Malagasy in General.
The existence of the creator is implied, but it is not a debate in proselytism. It is a fact.

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