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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... wonderful feast and ate every single nut . He followed this with a drink of water from a nearby stream , then , curling up in the shade of a tree , slept soundly until sunset . Hurrying home he called to his wife , ' Isn't except cook ...
... wonderful feast and ate every single nut . He followed this with a drink of water from a nearby stream , then , curling up in the shade of a tree , slept soundly until sunset . Hurrying home he called to his wife , ' Isn't except cook ...
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... wonderful palace built of grey rocks , where the king sat upon his throne surrounded by courtiers . He appeared delighted to see Goto , and telling his servants to prepare the best room for the boy , he ordered a feast to be made at ...
... wonderful palace built of grey rocks , where the king sat upon his throne surrounded by courtiers . He appeared delighted to see Goto , and telling his servants to prepare the best room for the boy , he ordered a feast to be made at ...
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... wonderful drum . Gradually the drum - beats faltered until the ogre lay on the ground in a drunken sleep , and most of the villagers went to their huts for the night . Softly the little girl's father and mother crept up to the ogre and ...
... wonderful drum . Gradually the drum - beats faltered until the ogre lay on the ground in a drunken sleep , and most of the villagers went to their huts for the night . Softly the little girl's father and mother crept up to the ogre and ...
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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