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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... killed an animal outright , then they put it beside them for themselves , but if they only wounded one , the poor creature rushed away towards the crab's net . Once it was entangled there , the crab soon despatched it with his heavy ...
... killed an animal outright , then they put it beside them for themselves , but if they only wounded one , the poor creature rushed away towards the crab's net . Once it was entangled there , the crab soon despatched it with his heavy ...
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... killed outright . All except Hare , of course . He stood back and waited be- side the elephant , telling that large and cumbersome creature to wait until last in case he fell on one of his smaller brothers . Eventually , when all the ...
... killed outright . All except Hare , of course . He stood back and waited be- side the elephant , telling that large and cumbersome creature to wait until last in case he fell on one of his smaller brothers . Eventually , when all the ...
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... killed a husband by witchcraft and been hounded out of town . Once , she had her hand cut off as a punishment . Do ... Kill the woman now , before it is too late . ' ' Alas ! ' sighed the king . ' She is so beautiful and so kind , I ...
... killed a husband by witchcraft and been hounded out of town . Once , she had her hand cut off as a punishment . Do ... Kill the woman now , before it is too late . ' ' Alas ! ' sighed the king . ' She is so beautiful and so kind , I ...
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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