Where Animals Talk
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- West African Folk Lore Tales
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. PRONUNCIATION4. FOREWORD5. Do Not Trust Your Friend6. Leopard’s Hunting Camp7. Tests of Death—1st Version8. Tests of Death—Second Version9. Tasks Done for a Wife10. A Tug-of-War11. Agĕnda: Rat’s Play on a Name12. “Nuts Are Eaten Because of Angângwe”; A Proverb13. Who Are Crocodile’s Relatives?14. Who is King of Birds?15. “Njiwo Died of Sleep”: A Proverb16. Which is the Fattest?17. Why Mosquitoes Buzz18. Unkind Criticism19. The Suitors of Princess Gorilla20. Leopard of the Fine Skin21. Why The Plantain-Stalk Bears But One Bunch22. FOREWORD23. Swine Talking24. Crocodile25. Origin of the Elephant26. Leopard’s Marriage Journey27. Tortoise in a Race28. Goat’s Tournament29. Why Goats Became Domestic30. Igwana’s Forked Tongue31. What Caused their Deaths?32. A Quarrel About Seniority33. The Magic Drum34. The Lies of Tortoise35. “Death Begins By Some One Person”: A Proverb36. Tortoise and the Bojabi Tree37. The Suitors Of Njambo’s Daughter38. Tortoise, Dog, Leopard and the Njabi Fruit39. A Journey for Salt40. A Plea for Mercy41. The Deceptions of Tortoise42. Leopard’s Hunting Companions43. Is the Bat a Bird or a Beast?44. Dog, and His Human Speech (1st Version)45. Dog, and His Human Speech (2nd Version)46. The Savior of the Animals47. Origins of the Ivory Trade (1st Version)48. Origin of the Ivory Trade (2nd Version)49. Dog and His False Friend Leopard50. A Trick for Vengeance51. Not My Fault!52. Do Not Impose on the Weak53. Borrowed Clothes54. The Story of a Panic55. A Family Quarrel56. The Giant Goat57. The Fights of Mbuma-Tyĕtyĕ and An Origin of the Leopard58. A Snake’s Skin Looks Like a Snake59. FOREWORD60. Candor61. Which is the Better Hunter, an Eagle or a Leopard?62. A Lesson in Evolution63. Parrot Standing on One Leg64. A Question of Right of Inheritance65. Tortoise Covers His Ignorance66. A Question as to Age67. Abundance: A Play on the Meaning of a Word68. An Oath, With a Mental Reservation69. The Treachery of Tortoise70. A Chain of Circumstances71. INDEX72. Colophon