search for books and compare prices
Tables of Contents for Tales from Africa
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Why the Dog is the Friend of Man
1
4
Congo (Bushong)
The Man who Learned the Language of the Animals
5
8
Ghana (Akan)
Tortoise and the Lizard
13
4
East/Central Africa (Bantu)
The Rubber Man
17
6
Northern Nigeria (Hausa)
Tortoise and the Baboon
23
3
Malawi (Nyanja)
Spider and the Lion
26
7
Northern Nigeria (Hausa)
Thunder and Lightning
33
3
Eastern Nigeria (Ibibio)
Why the Crab has no Head or How the First River was Made
36
5
Eastern Nigeria (Ikom)
A Test of Skill
41
3
Northern Nigeria (Hausa)
The Tale of the Superman
44
13
Northern Nigeria (Hausa)
Why the Bush-Fowl Calls at Dawn and Why Flies Buzz
57
8
Eastern Nigeria (Ekoi)
Spider and Squirrel
65
4
Ghana (Akan)
Unanana and the Elephant
69
6
South Africa (Zulu)
Spider's Web
75
4
Central Nigeria (Tiv)
The Magic Horns
79
7
South Africa (Xhosa)
Snake Magic
86
17
East Africa (Swahili)
Hare and the Corn Bins
103
4
Northern Nigeria (Fulani)
What the Squirrel Saw
107
3
Congo (Mongo)
Hare and the Hyena
110
4
East/Central Africa (Bantu)
The Calabash Children
114
7
Tanzania (Chaga)
The Blacksmith's Dilemma
121
5
Uganda (Baganda)
The Magic Drum
126
9
West Nigeria (Yoruba)
Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
135
2
Eastern Nigeria (Ibibio)
The Monkey's Heart
137
5
East Africa (Swahili)
The Children who Lived in a Tree-House
142
10
Tanzania (Kamba)
Why the Bat Flies at Night
152
3
Eastern Nigeria (Ibibio)
Tug of War
155
3
East/Central Africa (Bantu)
The Discontented Fish
158
4
Senegal (Fulani)
Hallabau's Jealousy
162
8
Northern Nigeria (Hausa)
Goto, King of the Land and the Water
170
12
Northern Nigeria (Fulani)
The Singing Drum and the Mysterious Pumpkin
182
7
East/Central Africa (Bantu)
The Snake Chief
189
9
South Africa (Xhosa)
The Two Brothers
198
5
South Africa (Zulu)
Fereyel and Debbo Engal the Witch
203
12
Gambia (Fulani)
Bibliography
215