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Catalog: Traditional Stories — African

African — 111 works · 321 physical books

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  • African — 111 works · 321 physical books
    • Central African & Lower Congo — 1 works · 65 physical books
      • Congo Life and Folklore — 65 physical books

        Fiote and Lower Congo oral traditions; Recorded by John H. Weeks; from Colonial-era record; collector framing is not neutral; Project Gutenberg #69558

        • The Project Gutenberg eBook of Congo life and folklore
          • Volume 1 of 65 — Volume 1 of 65
        • CONGO LIFE AND FOLKLORE
          • Volume 2 of 65 — Volume 2 of 65
        • Chapter I En Route to Congo
          • Volume 3 of 65 — Volume 3 of 65
        • Chapter II My Journey up the Congo
          • Volume 4 of 65 — Volume 4 of 65
        • Chapter III My Overland Journey Begins
          • Volume 5 of 65 — Volume 5 of 65
        • Chapter IV We reach the Town of my Owner
          • Volume 6 of 65 — Volume 6 of 65
        • Chapter V A Funeral Orgy
          • Volume 7 of 65 — Volume 7 of 65
        • Chapter VI Our Town Life
          • Part I — Volume 8 of 65
        • Chapter VI
          • Part II — Volume 9 of 65
        • Chapter VII The Search for the Witch
          • Volume 10 of 65 — Volume 10 of 65
        • Chapter VIII Visitors Arrive
          • Volume 11 of 65 — Volume 11 of 65
        • Chapter IX Some Customs, Games, and a Journey
          • Part I — Volume 12 of 65
        • Chapter IX
          • Part II — Volume 13 of 65
        • Chapter X Our Reception and Entertainment
          • Volume 14 of 65 — Volume 14 of 65
        • Chapter XI Satu visits the White Man
          • Volume 15 of 65 — Volume 15 of 65
        • Chapter XII Native Games and Pastimes
          • Part I — Volume 16 of 65
        • Chapter XII
          • Part II — Volume 17 of 65
        • Chapter XIII Bakula accompanies an Embassy
          • Part I — Volume 18 of 65
        • Chapter XIII
          • Part II — Volume 19 of 65
        • Chapter XIV Bakula stays with the White Man
          • Part I — Volume 20 of 65
        • Chapter XIV
          • Part II — Volume 21 of 65
        • Chapter XV Satu receives a Title
          • Part I — Volume 22 of 65
        • Chapter XV
          • Part II — Volume 23 of 65
          • Part III — Volume 24 of 65
        • Chapter XVI Hunting and Bush-burning
          • Part I — Volume 25 of 65
        • Chapter XVI
          • Part II — Volume 26 of 65
        • Chapter XVII Satu and his People go to War
          • Volume 27 of 65 — Volume 27 of 65
        • Chapter XVIII Governing, Marketing, and Trading Customs
          • Part I — Volume 28 of 65
        • Chapter XVIII
          • Part II — Volume 29 of 65
        • Chapter XIX An Accusation and the Ordeal
          • Volume 30 of 65 — Volume 30 of 65
        • Chapter XX Bakula at School
          • Part I — Volume 31 of 65
        • Chapter XX
          • Part II — Volume 32 of 65
        • Chapter XXI Bakula’s Work checked
          • Volume 33 of 65 — Volume 33 of 65
        • Chapter XXII Bakula Falsely Accused and Murdered
          • Part I — Volume 34 of 65
        • Chapter XXII
          • Part II — Volume 35 of 65
        • Chapter XXIII I Find many Changes
          • Part I — Volume 36 of 65
        • Chapter XXIII
          • Part II — Volume 37 of 65
        • Chapter XXIV A Marriage and a Harvest Festival
          • Part I — Volume 38 of 65
        • Chapter XXIV
          • Part II — Volume 39 of 65
        • Chapter XXV Mikula at the Christmas Festival
          • Part I — Volume 40 of 65
        • Chapter XXV
          • Part II — Volume 41 of 65
        • NOTES TO PART I
          • Part I — Volume 42 of 65
          • Part II — Volume 43 of 65
          • Part III — Volume 44 of 65
        • INTRODUCTION TO THE FOLKLORE TALES
          • Volume 45 of 65 — Volume 45 of 65
        • I How the Fowl evaded his Debt
          • Volume 46 of 65 — Volume 46 of 65
        • II Why the Small-ant was the Winner
          • Volume 47 of 65 — Volume 47 of 65
        • III How the Animals imitated the Gazelle and brought Trouble upon Themselves
          • Volume 48 of 65 — Volume 48 of 65
        • IV Why the Fowls never shut their Doors
          • Volume 49 of 65 — Volume 49 of 65
        • V Why the Dog and the Palm-rat hate each other
          • Volume 50 of 65 — Volume 50 of 65
        • VI The Leopard boils his Mother’s Teeth
          • Volume 51 of 65 — Volume 51 of 65
        • VII How the Ants saved the Partridge’s Eggs
          • Volume 52 of 65 — Volume 52 of 65
        • VIII The Leopard sticks to the Nkondi (Wooden Image)
          • Volume 53 of 65 — Volume 53 of 65
        • IX How the Mouse won his Wife
          • Volume 54 of 65 — Volume 54 of 65
        • X The Gazelle outwits the Leopard
          • Volume 55 of 65 — Volume 55 of 65
        • XI The Gazelle punishes the Palm-rat for breaking his promise
          • Volume 56 of 65 — Volume 56 of 65
        • XII How the Crow cheated the Dove and got into Difficulty through it
          • Part I — Volume 57 of 65
          • Part II — Volume 58 of 65
          • Part III — Volume 59 of 65
        • XXIX The Leopard tries to steal the Gazelle’s Wife
          • Volume 60 of 65 — Volume 60 of 65
        • XXX The Gazelle kills the Flies and Mosquitoes, and outwits the Leopard
          • Volume 61 of 65 — Volume 61 of 65
        • XXXI The Leopard is Badly Tricked by the Gazelle, Rat and Frog
          • Volume 62 of 65 — Volume 62 of 65
        • INDEX (TO PART I)
          • Part I — Volume 63 of 65
          • Part II — Volume 64 of 65
        • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE
          • Volume 65 of 65 — Volume 65 of 65
    • Gold Coast & Southern Ashanti — 36 works · 36 physical books
      • Adzanumee And Her Mother

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Anansi And Nothing

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Anansi The Blind Fisherman

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Farmer Mybrow And The Fairies

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Honourable Minū

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Beasts And Serpents First Came Into The World

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Mushrooms First Grew

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • How The Tortoise Got Its Shell

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • How We Got The Name ‘Spider Tales’

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Wisdom Became The Property Of The Human Race

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • King Chameleon And The Animals

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Kwofi And The Gods

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Maku Mawu And Maku Fia

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Ohia And The Thieving Deer

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Quarcoo Bah-Boni

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Hunter And The Tortoise

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Leopard And The Ram

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Lion And The Wolf

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Robber And The Old Man

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Squirrel And The Spider

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Tail Of The Princess Elephant

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Ungrateful Man

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Thunder And Anansi

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Tit For Tat

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • To Lose An Elephant For The Sake Of A Wren Is A Very Foolish Thing To Do

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why Spiders Are Always Found In The Corners Of Ceilings

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why The Leopard Can Only Catch Prey On Its Left Side

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why The Lizard Continually Moves His Head Up And Down

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why The Moon And The Stars Receive Their Light From The Sun

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why The Sea-Turtle When Caught Beats Its Breast With Its Fore-Legs

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles As Big As Themselves

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why White Ants Always Harm Man’S Property

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

      • “Morning Sunrise”

        Gold Coast oral traditions; Collected and arranged by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair; from West African Folk-Tales; Project Gutenberg #66923

        Pristine First Edition

    • Ikom & Cross River — 30 works · 30 physical books
      • A Story of the Great Famine.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Chief Kekong’s Daughter ’Ndere who Married a Python.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Concerning the Ju-Ju Against Elephantiasis, or How the Hares Lost their Long Tails.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How a cruel Inkum Chief was Poisoned by his Slaves, and How his Son Hanged Himself on account of the Expenses of his Brother’s Funeral.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How a Father Tried to Kill One of his Sons but Failed.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Agbor Adam broke the Hunting Law of Okuni, and How He was Punished.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How an Inkum Boy was Drowned by His Companions and how they were Punished.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How an Inkum Woman Abandoned One of Her Twins in the Forest, and How it was Saved by the Hawk.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Chief Alankor and all His Family were Killed by a Big Frog, or Why the Cock Crows at Dawn.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Elili of Inkum died, and was Brought Back to Life Again.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Essama Stole Her Father’s Goat in the Fatting-house, and Her Brother was Punished for it.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Ewa Abagi, an Inkum Woman, was Drowned in the Cross River, and how She was Rescued by the Young Men of Insofan.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Ibanang Okpong and her Mother were Swallowed by a Man-eating Drum, and how they Escaped from its Inside.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Oghabi poisoned his friend Okpa and family, or why a host should always eat first from the food which he gives to his guests.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How the Frog Beat the Bush Buck in a Race, and Won His Daughter as a Wife.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How the River came into Existence; or, Why a Crab has no Head.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How Two Bendega Young Men Changed their Skins.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How two friends fell out: the Spider and the Grasshopper.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • How ’Nyambi punished Chief Oga for trying to commit adultery with his wife Obim.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Of Chief Amaza, his wife Achi and the Tortoise.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Cunning Hare; or, Why the Tortoise has a Patched Shell.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Fate of Agbor the Hunter, who killed his Wife and Children.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Game of Hide-and-seek as Played by the Hawk and the Bush Cow.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Story of Igiri and her husband Inkang, who brought up a mushroom baby boy, and what became of him.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Story of the Witch who tried to kill her Husband; or, Why Native Dogs refuse to obey their Masters.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • What happened at Okuni when anyone was killed by Accident.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why a Python Never Swallows a Tortoise.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why Edidor killed Her Husband and Her Lover.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Head of the Male Goat Smells so Strong.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Mist rises from the Water.

        Ikom district oral traditions; Collected and translated through local interpreters by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria; Project Gutenberg #70959

        Pristine First Edition

    • North African & Maghrebi — 1 works · 67 physical books
      • Moorish Literature — 67 physical books

        Arabic, Amazigh, and Maghrebi traditions; Edited by René Basset; translated by several scholars; from Berber, Kabyle, Arabic, and Maghrebi texts; Project Gutenberg #10085

        • The Project Gutenberg eBook of Moorish Literature
          • Volume 1 of 67 — Volume 1 of 67
        • SPECIAL INTRODUCTION.
          • Part I — Volume 2 of 67
          • Part II — Volume 3 of 67
          • Part III — Volume 4 of 67
        • MOORISH BALLADS
          • Volume 5 of 67 — Volume 5 of 67
        • MOORISH ROMANCES
          • Volume 6 of 67 — Volume 6 of 67
        • FIVE BERBER STORIES
          • Volume 7 of 67 — Volume 7 of 67
        • POEMS OF THE MAGHREB
          • Volume 8 of 67 — Volume 8 of 67
        • POPULAR TALES OF THE BERBERS
          • Volume 9 of 67 — Volume 9 of 67
        • POPULAR TALES OF THE KABYLES
          • Volume 10 of 67 — Volume 10 of 67
        • THE BULL-FIGHT OF GAZUL
          • Volume 11 of 67 — Volume 11 of 67
        • THE ZEGRI'S BRIDE
          • Volume 12 of 67 — Volume 12 of 67
        • THE BRIDAL OF ANDALLA
          • Volume 13 of 67 — Volume 13 of 67
        • I
          • Volume 14 of 67 — Volume 14 of 67
        • II
          • Volume 15 of 67 — Volume 15 of 67
        • III
          • Volume 16 of 67 — Volume 16 of 67
        • IV
          • Volume 17 of 67 — Volume 17 of 67
        • A STORY ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF AIT-BAMOURAN
          • Volume 18 of 67 — Volume 18 of 67
        • VI
          • Volume 19 of 67 — Volume 19 of 67
        • VII
          • Volume 20 of 67 — Volume 20 of 67
        • VIII
          • Volume 21 of 67 — Volume 21 of 67
        • IX
          • Volume 22 of 67 — Volume 22 of 67
        • DJOKHRANE AND THE JAYS
          • Volume 23 of 67 — Volume 23 of 67
        • THE OGRE AND THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
          • Volume 24 of 67 — Volume 24 of 67
        • THE FALSE VEZIR
          • Volume 25 of 67 — Volume 25 of 67
        • THE SOUFI AND THE TARGUI
          • Volume 26 of 67 — Volume 26 of 67
        • AHMED EL HILALIEU AND EL REDAH
          • Volume 27 of 67 — Volume 27 of 67
        • ALI'S ANSWER
          • Volume 28 of 67 — Volume 28 of 67
        • THE AÏSSAOUA IN PARIS 58 ]
          • Volume 29 of 67 — Volume 29 of 67
        • THE TURTLE, THE FROG, AND THE SERPENT
          • Volume 30 of 67 — Volume 30 of 67
        • THE HEDGEHOG, THE JACKAL, AND THE LION
          • Volume 31 of 67 — Volume 31 of 67
        • THE STOLEN WOMAN
          • Volume 32 of 67 — Volume 32 of 67
        • THE KING, THE ARAB, AND THE MONSTER
          • Volume 33 of 67 — Volume 33 of 67
        • THE LION, THE JACKAL, AND THE MAN
          • Volume 34 of 67 — Volume 34 of 67
        • SALOMON AND THE GRIFFIN
          • Volume 35 of 67 — Volume 35 of 67
        • ADVENTURE OF SIDI MAHOMET
          • Volume 36 of 67 — Volume 36 of 67
        • THE HAUNTED GARDEN
          • Volume 37 of 67 — Volume 37 of 67
        • THE WOMAN AND THE FAIRY
          • Volume 38 of 67 — Volume 38 of 67
        • HAMED-BEN-CEGGAD
          • Volume 39 of 67 — Volume 39 of 67
        • THE MAGIC NAPKIN
          • Volume 40 of 67 — Volume 40 of 67
        • THE CHILD AND THE KING OF THE GENII
          • Volume 41 of 67 — Volume 41 of 67
        • THE SEVEN BROTHERS
          • Volume 42 of 67 — Volume 42 of 67
        • HALF-A-COCK
          • Volume 43 of 67 — Volume 43 of 67
        • STRANGE MEETINGS
          • Volume 44 of 67 — Volume 44 of 67
        • THE KING AND HIS FAMILY
          • Volume 45 of 67 — Volume 45 of 67
        • BEDDOU
          • Volume 46 of 67 — Volume 46 of 67
        • THE LANGUAGE OF THE BEASTS
          • Volume 47 of 67 — Volume 47 of 67
        • THE APPLE OF YOUTH
          • Volume 48 of 67 — Volume 48 of 67
        • ALI AND OU ALI
          • Volume 49 of 67 — Volume 49 of 67
        • THE INFIDEL JEW
          • Volume 50 of 67 — Volume 50 of 67
        • THE SHEIK'S HEAD
          • Volume 51 of 67 — Volume 51 of 67
        • THE WAGTAIL AND THE JACKAL
          • Volume 52 of 67 — Volume 52 of 67
        • THE FLUTE-PLAYER
          • Volume 53 of 67 — Volume 53 of 67
        • THE CHILD
          • Volume 54 of 67 — Volume 54 of 67
        • THE MONKEY AND THE FISHERMAN
          • Volume 55 of 67 — Volume 55 of 67
        • THE TWO FRIENDS
          • Volume 56 of 67 — Volume 56 of 67
        • THE ROBBER AND THE TWO PILGRIMS
          • Volume 57 of 67 — Volume 57 of 67
        • THE LITTLE CHILD
          • Volume 58 of 67 — Volume 58 of 67
        • THE WREN
          • Volume 59 of 67 — Volume 59 of 67
        • THE MULE, THE JACKAL, AND THE LION
          • Volume 60 of 67 — Volume 60 of 67
        • THADHELLALA
          • Volume 61 of 67 — Volume 61 of 67
        • THE GOOD MAN AND THE BAD ONE
          • Volume 62 of 67 — Volume 62 of 67
        • THE CROW AND THE CHILD
          • Volume 63 of 67 — Volume 63 of 67
        • H'AB SLIMAN
          • Volume 64 of 67 — Volume 64 of 67
        • THE KING AND HIS SON
          • Volume 65 of 67 — Volume 65 of 67
        • MAHOMET-BEN-SOLTAN
          • Volume 66 of 67 — Volume 66 of 67
        • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE
          • Volume 67 of 67 — Volume 67 of 67
    • Southern African — 2 works · 64 physical books
      • Fairy Tales from South Africa — 17 physical books

        Southern African oral traditions; Retold by Sarah F. Bourhill and Beatrice L. Drake; from Swazi, Zulu, Shangani, and Sotho-attributed tales; Project Gutenberg #75833

        • The Project Gutenberg eBook of Fairy tales from South Africa
          • Volume 1 of 17 — Volume 1 of 17
        • TO ALL CHILDREN WHO STILL LOVE FAIRY TALES
          • Volume 2 of 17 — Volume 2 of 17
        • A SWAZI TALE
          • Volume 3 of 17 — Volume 3 of 17
        • A ZULU NURSERY TALE
          • Volume 4 of 17 — Volume 4 of 17
        • A ’MSUTO STORY
          • Volume 5 of 17 — Volume 5 of 17
        • A SHANGANI TALE
          • Volume 6 of 17 — Volume 6 of 17
        • Part I
          • Part I — Volume 7 of 17
          • Part II — Volume 8 of 17
        • Part II
          • Volume 9 of 17 — Volume 9 of 17
        • A ZULU TALE
          • Volume 10 of 17 — Volume 10 of 17
        • THE STORY OF SEMAI-MAI
          • Volume 11 of 17 — Volume 11 of 17
        • THE WHITE DOVE
          • Volume 12 of 17 — Volume 12 of 17
        • THE GOLDEN SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED JUVENILE BOOKS.
          • Volume 13 of 17 — Volume 13 of 17
        • MINIATURE EDITIONS.
          • Volume 14 of 17 — Volume 14 of 17
        • Macmillan’s Prize Library
          • Volume 15 of 17 — Volume 15 of 17
        • Colophon
          • Volume 16 of 17 — Volume 16 of 17
        • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE
          • Volume 17 of 17 — Volume 17 of 17
      • South-African Folk-Tales — 47 physical books

        Southern African oral traditions; Collected by James A. Honey; from Colonial-era collection; culture labels preserved where given; Project Gutenberg #38339

        • The Project Gutenberg eBook of South-African Folk-Tales
          • Volume 1 of 47 — Volume 1 of 47
        • SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES
          • Volume 2 of 47 — Volume 2 of 47
        • ORIGIN OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MODES OF LIFE BETWEEN HOTTENTOTS AND BUSHMEN
          • Volume 3 of 47 — Volume 3 of 47
        • THE LOST MESSAGE
          • Volume 4 of 47 — Volume 4 of 47
        • THE MONKEY'S FIDDLE
          • Volume 5 of 47 — Volume 5 of 47
        • THE TIGER, THE RAM, AND THE JACKAL
          • Volume 6 of 47 — Volume 6 of 47
        • THE JACKAL AND THE WOLF
          • Volume 7 of 47 — Volume 7 of 47
        • A JACKAL AND A WOLF
          • Volume 8 of 47 — Volume 8 of 47
        • THE LION, THE JACKAL, AND THE MAN
          • Volume 9 of 47 — Volume 9 of 47
        • THE WORLD'S REWARD
          • Volume 10 of 47 — Volume 10 of 47
        • THE LION AND JACKAL
          • Volume 11 of 47 — Volume 11 of 47
        • TINK-TINKJE
          • Volume 12 of 47 — Volume 12 of 47
        • LION AND JACKAL
          • Volume 13 of 47 — Volume 13 of 47
        • THE HUNT OF LION AND JACKAL
          • Volume 14 of 47 — Volume 14 of 47
        • STORY OF LION AND LITTLE JACKAL
          • Volume 15 of 47 — Volume 15 of 47
        • THE LIONESS AND THE OSTRICH
          • Volume 16 of 47 — Volume 16 of 47
        • CROCODILE'S TREASON
          • Volume 17 of 47 — Volume 17 of 47
        • THE STORY OF A DAM
          • Volume 18 of 47 — Volume 18 of 47
        • THE DANCE FOR WATER OR RABBIT'S TRIUMPH
          • Volume 19 of 47 — Volume 19 of 47
        • JACKAL AND MONKEY
          • Volume 20 of 47 — Volume 20 of 47
        • LION'S SHARE
          • Volume 21 of 47 — Volume 21 of 47
        • JACKAL'S BRIDE
          • Volume 22 of 47 — Volume 22 of 47
        • THE STORY OF HARE
          • Volume 23 of 47 — Volume 23 of 47
        • THE WHITE MAN AND SNAKE
          • Volume 24 of 47 — Volume 24 of 47
        • ANOTHER VERSION OF THE SAME FABLE
          • Volume 25 of 47 — Volume 25 of 47
        • CLOUD-EATING
          • Volume 26 of 47 — Volume 26 of 47
        • LION'S ILLNESS
          • Volume 27 of 47 — Volume 27 of 47
        • JACKAL, DOVE, AND HERON
          • Volume 28 of 47 — Volume 28 of 47
        • COCK AND JACKAL
          • Volume 29 of 47 — Volume 29 of 47
        • ELEPHANT AND TORTOISE
          • Volume 30 of 47 — Volume 30 of 47
        • TORTOISES HUNTING OSTRICHES
          • Volume 31 of 47 — Volume 31 of 47
        • THE JUDGMENT OF BABOON
          • Volume 32 of 47 — Volume 32 of 47
        • LION AND BABOON
          • Volume 33 of 47 — Volume 33 of 47
        • THE ZEBRA STALLION
          • Volume 34 of 47 — Volume 34 of 47
        • WHEN LION COULD FLY
          • Volume 35 of 47 — Volume 35 of 47
        • LION WHO THOUGHT HIMSELF WISER THAN HIS MOTHER
          • Volume 36 of 47 — Volume 36 of 47
        • LION WHO TOOK A WOMAN'S SHAPE
          • Volume 37 of 47 — Volume 37 of 47
        • WHY HAS JACKAL A LONG BLACK STRIPE ON HIS BACK?
          • Volume 38 of 47 — Volume 38 of 47
        • HORSE CURSED BY SUN
          • Volume 39 of 47 — Volume 39 of 47
        • LION'S DEFEAT
          • Volume 40 of 47 — Volume 40 of 47
        • THE ORIGIN OF DEATH
          • Volume 41 of 47 — Volume 41 of 47
        • A THIRD VERSION OF THE SAME FABLE
          • Volume 42 of 47 — Volume 42 of 47
        • A FOURTH VERSION OF THE SAME FABLE
          • Volume 43 of 47 — Volume 43 of 47
        • A ZULU VERSION OF THE LEGEND OF THE "ORIGIN OF DEATH"
          • Volume 44 of 47 — Volume 44 of 47
        • LITERATURE
          • Volume 45 of 47 — Volume 45 of 47
        • Transcriber's Notes:
          • Volume 46 of 47 — Volume 46 of 47
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          • Volume 47 of 47 — Volume 47 of 47
    • Southern Nigeria — 40 works · 40 physical books
      • Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Concerning the Hawk and the Owl

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Ituen and the King's Wife

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

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

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle)

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The King and the 'Nsiat Bird

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The King and the Ju Ju Tree

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The King who Married the Cock's Daughter

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The King's Magic Drum

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Lucky Fisherman

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Woman with Two Skins

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • The Woman, the Ape, and the Child

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why a Hawk kills Chickens

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why Dead People are Buried

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Bat flies by Night

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Cat kills Rats

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Flies Bother the Cows

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

      • Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground

        Southern Nigerian oral traditions; Collected and retold by Elphinstone Dayrell; from Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa; Project Gutenberg #34655

        Pristine First Edition

    • Swahili & Zanzibar — 1 works · 19 physical books
      • Zanzibar Tales — 19 physical books

        Swahili and Zanzibar oral traditions; Collected by George W. Bateman; from Colonial-era collection; attribution retained; Project Gutenberg #37472

        • The Project Gutenberg eBook of Zanzibar Tales: Told by Natives of the East Coast of Africa
          • Volume 1 of 19 — Volume 1 of 19
        • To My Readers.
          • Volume 2 of 19 — Volume 2 of 19
        • The Monkey, the Shark, and the Washerman’s Donkey.
          • Volume 3 of 19 — Volume 3 of 19
        • The Hare and the Lion.
          • Volume 4 of 19 — Volume 4 of 19
        • The Lion, the Hyena, and the Rabbit.
          • Volume 5 of 19 — Volume 5 of 19
        • The Kites and the Crows.
          • Volume 6 of 19 — Volume 6 of 19
        • Goso, the Teacher.
          • Volume 7 of 19 — Volume 7 of 19
        • The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion.
          • Volume 8 of 19 — Volume 8 of 19
        • Haamdaanee.
          • Part I — Volume 9 of 19
          • Part II — Volume 10 of 19
          • Part III — Volume 11 of 19
        • Mkaaah Jeechonee, the Boy Hunter.
          • Volume 12 of 19 — Volume 12 of 19
        • The Magician and the Sultan’s Son.
          • Volume 13 of 19 — Volume 13 of 19
        • The Physician’s Son and the King of the Snakes.
          • Part I — Volume 14 of 19
          • Part II — Volume 15 of 19
        • Availability
          • Volume 16 of 19 — Volume 16 of 19
        • Encoding
          • Volume 17 of 19 — Volume 17 of 19
        • External References
          • Volume 18 of 19 — Volume 18 of 19
        • THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE
          • Volume 19 of 19 — Volume 19 of 19

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