Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa Frorifzkpz'ece from a Drawing in C 5] Major G. M. DE L. Dayrell page Introduction The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter II. How a Hunter Obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them III. The Woman with two Skins The King's Magic Drum V. I uen and the King' 8 Wife VI. Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King VII. Why the Bat fires by Night VIII. The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull IX. The King who Married the Cock's Daughter X. Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child The Fish and The Leopard's Wife, or, Why the Fish lives in the Water XII. Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime XIII. Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground The Elephant and the Tortoise, or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant has Small Eyes Why a Hawk kills Chickens XVI. Why the Sun and the Moon live In the Sky XVII. Why the Flies Bother the Cows XVIII. Why the Cat kills Rats XIX. The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.