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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... village , and the red is a man's fire , ' explained the jackal . ' Fire is warm , ' said the dog longingly . ' Won't you go and fetch me some fire , Jackal ? You are braver than I. ' ' Certainly not ! ' growled the jackal . ' You fetch ...
... village , and the red is a man's fire , ' explained the jackal . ' Fire is warm , ' said the dog longingly . ' Won't you go and fetch me some fire , Jackal ? You are braver than I. ' ' Certainly not ! ' growled the jackal . ' You fetch ...
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... village . Sure enough , away to the west , he heard plaintive singing and the lowing of cattle tied up for the night , so he hurried toward the sounds . gave When he reached the village the people were singing a sad song about hunger ...
... village . Sure enough , away to the west , he heard plaintive singing and the lowing of cattle tied up for the night , so he hurried toward the sounds . gave When he reached the village the people were singing a sad song about hunger ...
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... village . When he arrived , he sat down under the straw roof of the village meeting - place and called out : ' Listen , O villagers ! I have a wonderful drum . If you bring me some boiled chicken and rice , I will play it for you , so ...
... village . When he arrived , he sat down under the straw roof of the village meeting - place and called out : ' Listen , O villagers ! I have a wonderful drum . If you bring me some boiled chicken and rice , I will play it for you , so ...
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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