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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... stood on the edge of the compound . It was made of mud , and looked rather like an outsized water - pot , and when the man had climbed in through the opening at the top , he found he could see over the edge only by standing on tiptoe ...
... stood on the edge of the compound . It was made of mud , and looked rather like an outsized water - pot , and when the man had climbed in through the opening at the top , he found he could see over the edge only by standing on tiptoe ...
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... 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 eyes of a leopard , who had crept silently out of the bush . ' Whose ...
... 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 eyes of a leopard , who had crept silently out of the bush . ' Whose ...
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... stood up and helped the other chil- dren clamber down from the rafters ; but nobody in the vil- lage knew what had happened . The children ran laughing from the hut . Some seized brooms and swept the house , others weeded the ground out ...
... stood up and helped the other chil- dren clamber down from the rafters ; but nobody in the vil- lage knew what had happened . The children ran laughing from the hut . Some seized brooms and swept the house , others weeded the ground out ...
Table des matières
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