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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... gourd they dipped it in turn into the big pot full of water which stood at the door of their hut , and drank their fill . A sharp bark made the cousin drop her gourd in fear when she looked up and saw the spotted body and treacherous ...
... gourd they dipped it in turn into the big pot full of water which stood at the door of their hut , and drank their fill . A sharp bark made the cousin drop her gourd in fear when she looked up and saw the spotted body and treacherous ...
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... gourd , which the woman placed on the ground beside the fire inside her hut , where she did her cooking , hoping it would dry quickly so that she could soon use it herself . The next morning the woman went early to her farm to weed the ...
... gourd , which the woman placed on the ground beside the fire inside her hut , where she did her cooking , hoping it would dry quickly so that she could soon use it herself . The next morning the woman went early to her farm to weed the ...
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... gourd by the fire changed into a boy , and voices were heard in the rafters calling : ' Kitete ! Kitete , our eldest brother . Help us down . ' The peeping women were amazed to see the children clambering down from the roof and only ...
... gourd by the fire changed into a boy , and voices were heard in the rafters calling : ' Kitete ! Kitete , our eldest brother . Help us down . ' The peeping women were amazed to see the children clambering down from the roof and only ...
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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