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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

by Elphinstone DAYRELL (1869 - 1917)

The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water

A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when the book was published. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn

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Listen next episodes of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa:
Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions , Concerning the Hawk and the Owl , Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise , How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) , How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus , Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away , Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women , The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle) , The King and the Ju Ju Tree , The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird , The Lucky Fisherman , The ‘Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird , The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone , The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress , The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators , The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat , Why Dead People Are Buried , Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes