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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That I may climb up With meat for your supper . ' The eldest child , Kithengee , threw down the ladder and their father ... eldest child for his astuteness and warned them all to be more careful THE CHILDREN WHO LIVED IN A TREE - HOUSE 143.
That I may climb up With meat for your supper . ' The eldest child , Kithengee , threw down the ladder and their father ... eldest child for his astuteness and warned them all to be more careful THE CHILDREN WHO LIVED IN A TREE - HOUSE 143.
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... eldest child , but he had blunted it so thoroughly that it scarcely scratched him . At the same moment , the father rushed out from beneath the bed , raised his bow and arrow and shot the witch through the heart . With a fearful cry ...
... eldest child , but he had blunted it so thoroughly that it scarcely scratched him . At the same moment , the father rushed out from beneath the bed , raised his bow and arrow and shot the witch through the heart . With a fearful cry ...
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... eldest . " There's something odd about this ring , ' he said , and was just taking it off his finger when Fereyel's voice piped up saying : I'm inside ! That's why it's so heavy , ' and he jumped out of the ring on to the ground . The ...
... eldest . " There's something odd about this ring , ' he said , and was just taking it off his finger when Fereyel's voice piped up saying : I'm inside ! That's why it's so heavy , ' and he jumped out of the ring on to the ground . The ...
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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