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When Africans were brought to the United States as slaves, they lived in horrible conditions. They were beaten by overseers, or the people who watched over them. They were fed terrible food - or sometimes not fed at all - and worked long days doing grueling work.
Some slaves would tell a story of slaves being able to fly away from the plantations where they worked. This story was told over and over and passed down through generations. Stories that are told this way are called folktales.
''The People Could Fly,'' Virginia Hamilton's version of this African-American folktale, tells the story of Sarah and Toby and what happens when they discover that they can fly.
Africans who were moved to the United States as slaves endured horrible conditions.
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How it All Begins
Sarah, a slave hard at work in the fields in the hot sun, is working with her baby on her back. Her baby starts to cry, and the bosses at the plantation notice. The plantation is run by the Master, Overseer, and Driver. They are violent men who beat the slaves, and when the Driver notices that Sarah's baby is starting to cry, he beats the baby. Toby, another slave working the fields, runs over to Sarah and whispers into her ear: Kum ... yali, kum buba tambe.
Suddenly, Sarah is floating! The Overseer is shocked to see Sarah floating, and tries to chase her. But Sarah is faster than the Overseer, and she flies away from the fields.Explanation:
