African Myths and LegendsH.Z. Walck, 1963 - 211 pages Thirty-four tales taken from the folklore of nineteen different African countries. "These are tales of humor and sadness, good and evil, about animals, humans and superhumans"--Publisher's notes. |
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... delighted to see him and plied him with questions , but all he would tell her was that he had caught a deer breaking his pots , and had chased after it without catching it . The next evening he had one last attempt to get sap from the ...
... delighted to see him and plied him with questions , but all he would tell her was that he had caught a deer breaking his pots , and had chased after it without catching it . The next evening he had one last attempt to get sap from the ...
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... delighted . They drank their fill and washed themselves , trumpeting and squawking with de- light . They decided to leave the crab's body in the pond , as that seemed to be the cause of the water flowing again , and as they stood at the ...
... delighted . They drank their fill and washed themselves , trumpeting and squawking with de- light . They decided to leave the crab's body in the pond , as that seemed to be the cause of the water flowing again , and as they stood at the ...
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... delighted he really was to see the drum again . " This tree , ' he continued , ' will bear soup and foo - foo once every day , but only once . Should anyone return to gather more on the same day , then the tree will wither away and die ...
... delighted he really was to see the drum again . " This tree , ' he continued , ' will bear soup and foo - foo once every day , but only once . Should anyone return to gather more on the same day , then the tree will wither away and die ...
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Why the Dog is the Friend of Man I | 1 |
Tortoise and the Lizard | 13 |
The Rubber Man | 16 |
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angry animals Ariwehu asked baboon beautiful began begged black fly brother bush bush-fowl calabash called chief child climbed cloth compound cook cooking-pot corn crab cried daughter Debbo Engal delighted drum eldest elephant exclaimed eyes farm father feast Fereyel fire fish foo-foo forest friends girl Goto gourd ground ground-nuts guinea corn Hallabau hand happened Hare heard horns hungry husband Hyena journey Kabel killed king Kitete Kithengee knew knife laughed lion lived looked magic Magoda meal monkey morning mother never night ogre Ohia palace palm tree palm wine path poor prince pumpkin raffia palm replied river seized shark Shetu shouted singing sister sleep snake soon Spider Squirrel stood Suddenly superman supper tell tiger-fish told Tortoise turned Unanana village voice waiting walked Walukaga wife witch woman wonderful