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Rabi

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  • "Nine-year-old Rabi acquires a pet tortoise after his father falls off his bicycle swerving to avoid it. The boy's fascination with nature manifests itself in turning his pet on its back and watching it struggle. The boy is heartbroken when the tortoise is taken away from him, but his grandfather helps him find his own tortoise which speaks to him so eloquently about his abuse that the boy eventually sets it free."
  • "Le forgeron Noufou tombe de son vélo à cause d'une tortue sur la route.Il ramène l'animal chez lui, qui fascine tellement son fils, Rabi, que ce dernier en oublie de faire fonctionner le soufflet de la forge. Faché, le forgeron se débarasse de la tortue et Rabi donne libre cours à son chagrin..."
  • ""Nine-year-old Rabi acquires a pet tortoise after his after falls off his bicycle swerving to avoid it. The boy's fascination with nature manifests itself in turning his pet on its back and watching it struggle. The boy is heartbroken when the tortoise is taken away from him, but his grandfather helps him find his own tortoise which speaks to him so eloquently about his abuse that the boy eventually sets it free"--Container."
  • "A modern day fable using traditional African story-telling techniques. Rabi is a gentle, enigmatic exploration of the relationships that Rabi builds with his father, his grandfather, his tortoise, and his own conscience."
  • ""Nine-year-old Rabi acquires a pet tortoise after his father falls off his bicycle swerving to avoid it. The boy's fascination with nature manifests itself in turning his pet on its back and watching it struggle. The boy is heartbroken when the tortoise is taken away from him, but his grandfather helps him find his own tortoise which speaks to him so eloquently about his abuse that the boy eventually sets it free."--Container."
  • "Using traditional African story-telling techniques, this tale explores the relationships that a nine-year-old boy builds with his father, a tortoise, a wise old man, and his own conscience. Rabi's father falls off his bicycle when he tries to avoid a tortoise that crosses his path and brings the animal home. Rabi becomes so fascinated with it that he neglects his chores. When his angry father returns the tortoise to the bush, a wise, elderly neighbor finds another one to console the boy. The story is set in a small village in Burkina Faso."

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  • "Features"
  • "fiction"
  • "Fiction television programs"
  • "Motion pictures"
  • "Drama"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Television programs"

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  • "Rabi"
  • "Rabi : [Burkina Faso, 1992]"

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