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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... elephant's home and crept up to the elephant's wife . ' Good woman , ' he croaked , ' I have a message for you from our noble king , your husband . He says that the place where he has been hunting all day is very cold . You must make ...
... elephant's home and crept up to the elephant's wife . ' Good woman , ' he croaked , ' I have a message for you from our noble king , your husband . He says that the place where he has been hunting all day is very cold . You must make ...
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... elephant , ' said the baboon . So the woman went on along the dusty track for a very long time but she saw no sign of the elephant . Suddenly she noticed a gazelle leaping across her path . ' O gazelle ! Do help me ! Have you seen an ...
... elephant , ' said the baboon . So the woman went on along the dusty track for a very long time but she saw no sign of the elephant . Suddenly she noticed a gazelle leaping across her path . ' O gazelle ! Do help me ! Have you seen an ...
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... Elephant ! Elephant ! Are you the one that has eaten my children ? ' ' Ono ! ' he replied lazily . ' Go straight along this track until you come to a place where there are high trees and white stones . There you will find the elephant ...
... Elephant ! Elephant ! Are you the one that has eaten my children ? ' ' Ono ! ' he replied lazily . ' Go straight along this track until you come to a place where there are high trees and white stones . There you will find the elephant ...
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Why the Dog is the Friend of Man I | 1 |
Tortoise and the Lizard | 13 |
The Rubber Man | 16 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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