There are many forms and manifestations of Sudanese folklore, including
oral literature, customs, traditions, nurturing methods, and performing
arts such as dance, singing, music, and traditional sports such as
wrestling, horse racing, camel, and popular youth games. As for oral
literature, Sudan is full of different types of it. Among his topics are
oral stories such as long and short riddles and puzzles that take place
in the courtyard of the grandmother, where children gather to have
anevening to listen to her and enjoy her stories and disperse to their
homes after the young of them have slept so that the elderly carry them
on their backs and shoulders and put them on their beds. They are
besides satisfying their desires, they know a lot about history and the
important issues in their lives, their awareness expands, their
imagination grows, and the grandmothers contributes to upbringing them
and providing them with great values. This book is a compilation of
Sudanese popular puzzles. Educational messages are represented in the
advice and guidance and their teaching goodmanners show the importance
of riddles inc aring for and reviving heritage.