SASL Newsletter - Winter 2018 Issue Issue 12 - Winter 2018 | Page 5

In closing, deaf people, like anyone else, are attracted to riddles and enjoy experiencing this literary amusement in their own language. I advocate the idea of creating more ASL literary riddles for pedagogical purposes. I encourage SASL readers to look through the exploratory ASL riddle research work done in 1993 by Susan Rutherford. Thanks to my own exploration in preparation for this editorial. I feel as though I now know substantially more about original ASL riddles. References Akinyemi, A. (2015). Orature and Yoruba riddles. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Burke, D. (2004). Run [DVD]. Retrieved from Story swap: Deaf tales. Toronto, ON: The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. Carmel, S. (1981a). Birds hopping on the phone line [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 58:31 - 59:25) Carmel, S. (1981b). Ten black birds on the phone line [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/6y_b3BEj5HI (time length: 57:56 - 58:17) Finnegan, R. (2012). Oral literature in Africa. Cambridge, UK: Open https://www.openbookpublishers.com/reader/97#page/460/mode/2up Book Publishers. Retrieved from Kaivola-Bregenhoj, A. (2018). The riddle: Form and performance. Humanities, 7(49), 1-17. Okpewho, I. (1992). African oral literature: Backgrounds, character, and continuity. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Press. Patai, R., & Bar-Itzhak, H. (2013). Encyclopedia of Jewish folklore and traditions. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. Rasmus, B. (1988). A riddle [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Ke2l4iBVQ1c Rutherford, S. (1993). A study of American deaf folklore. Burtonsville, MD: Linstok Press, Inc. Wa-Gachanja, M., & Kebaya, C. (2013). Pedagogical aspects of riddles: A critical examination of Abagusii riddles. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3(3), 293-298. The Power of ASL 5 Winter 2018 – Issue 12