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Why God Lives in the
Sky
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Sound recording, story; an historical tale and Why God Lives in the Sky, an African creation myth and aetiological or how and why story, told by Sally Pomme Clayton as part of a performance, A River of Tales, in relation to an exhibition about David Livingstone, in The National Portrait Gallery, London, 12th April 1996. | |
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Introduction and crick crack call and reponse, followed by story told by Sally Pomme Clayton. A section of frame story introducing David Livingstone, his childhood, his self-education and how he became a missionary in Africa, followed by a traditional tale. A story about man and women's arrival on Earth; how their behaviour caused God to call on Spider to build him a ladder into the sky so that he could escape, and how God sent stories into the world to teach man and women how to live. | |
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audience:- | child; family |
recording quality | |
condition:- | fair |
completeness:- | complete |
duration:- | 0 hours, 8 minutes, 43 seconds |
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storytelling:- |
storyteller: Sally Pomme Clayton female / British |
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origin:- |
missionary: David Livingstone
Africa |
storytelling:- |
London, England: The National Portrait Gallery
12 Apr 1996 museum event; public performance: A River of Tales |
gift from:- |
storyteller: Sally Pomme Clayton |