Tired of wandering in the sky, the star maiden searches for the perfect home on earth.

Tired of wandering in the sky, the star maiden searches for the perfect home on earth.

A Chippewa Indian legend about the beautiful Star Maiden who came down from the sky to live among the Indians.

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 18 (Electronic)ÿÿ In issue 18 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian, Ojibway story about the maiden who came from the stars who after searching the land for a suitable home, chose to make her home amongst them. It is believed that folklore and tales are believed to have originated in India and made their way overland along the Silk and Spice routes and through Central Asia before arriving in Europe. As such, this tale is more than likely closer to the original version than you are ever likely to read. This book also has a "Where in the World - Look it Up" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story, on map. HINT - use Google maps. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".