Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
by Elphinstone DAYRELL (1869 - 1917)
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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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 ,
Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child ,
How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them ,
How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) ,
How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus ,
Ituen and the King’s Wife ,
Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away ,
Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women ,
Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King ,
The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water ,
The Cock Who Caused A Fight Between Two Towns ,
The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull ,
The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle) ,
The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has Small Eyes ,
The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water ,
The King and the Ju Ju Tree ,
The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird ,
The King Who Married the Cock’s Daughter ,
The King’s Magic Drum ,
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 ,
The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder ,
The Woman with Two Skins ,
Why A Hawk Kills Chickens ,
Why Dead People Are Buried ,
Why the Bat Flies by Night ,
Why the Bat is Ashamed to be Seen in the Daytime ,
Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant Are Bad Friends ,
Why the Cat Kills Rats ,
Why the Flies Bother the Cows ,
Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes ,
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky ,
Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground