Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
43 chapters English Public domain
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This is one of the important collections of African folklore published under the Andrew Lang imprint. The tales, replete with African wisdom stories and animal fables is one of the best.--J.B. Hare
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43 chapters
26 XXIII. Why Dead People are Buried 27 XXIV. Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away 28 XXV. Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise 29 XXVI. Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes 30 XXVII. The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat 31 XXVIII. The King and the Ju Ju Tree 32 XXIX. How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus 33 XXX. Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women 34 XXXI. How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) 35 XXXII. The Lucky Fisherman 36 XXXIII. The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone 37 XXXIV. The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress 38 XXXV. The King and the 'Nsiat Bird 39 XXXVI. Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions 40 XXXVII. Concerning the Hawk and the Owl 41 XXXVIII. The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators 42 XXXIX. The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird 43 XL. The Election of the King Bird (the black and-white Fishing Eagle)
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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
43 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is one of the important collections of African folklore published under the Andrew Lang imprint. The tales, replete with African wisdom stories and animal fables is one of the best.--J.B. Hare
Table of contents
43 chapters
26 XXIII. Why Dead People are Buried 27 XXIV. Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away 28 XXV. Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise 29 XXVI. Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes 30 XXVII. The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat 31 XXVIII. The King and the Ju Ju Tree 32 XXIX. How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus 33 XXX. Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women 34 XXXI. How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) 35 XXXII. The Lucky Fisherman 36 XXXIII. The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone 37 XXXIV. The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress 38 XXXV. The King and the 'Nsiat Bird 39 XXXVI. Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions 40 XXXVII. Concerning the Hawk and the Owl 41 XXXVIII. The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators 42 XXXIX. The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird 43 XL. The Election of the King Bird (the black and-white Fishing Eagle)
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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
43 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is one of the important collections of African folklore published under the Andrew Lang imprint. The tales, replete with African wisdom stories and animal fables is one of the best.--J.B. Hare
Table of contents
43 chapters
26 XXIII. Why Dead People are Buried 27 XXIV. Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away 28 XXV. Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise 29 XXVI. Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes 30 XXVII. The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat 31 XXVIII. The King and the Ju Ju Tree 32 XXIX. How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus 33 XXX. Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women 34 XXXI. How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) 35 XXXII. The Lucky Fisherman 36 XXXIII. The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone 37 XXXIV. The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress 38 XXXV. The King and the 'Nsiat Bird 39 XXXVI. Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions 40 XXXVII. Concerning the Hawk and the Owl 41 XXXVIII. The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators 42 XXXIX. The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird 43 XL. The Election of the King Bird (the black and-white Fishing Eagle)
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