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Anthology Title:
African Myths & Tales • anthology by uncredited
Contents (view Concise Listing)
- 10 • Foreword (African Myths & Tales) • essay by Kwadwo Osei-Nyame, Jnr
- 11 • Publisher's Note (African Myths & Tales) • essay by uncredited
- 14 • African Mythology: Introduction • essay by uncredited
- 24 • Myths of Origin, Death & the Afterlife • (2001) • essay by O. B. Duane
- 25 • The Creation of the Universe • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 26 • Obatala Creates Mankind • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 28 • The Creation of Man • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 35 • Huveane Produces a Child • short story by Alice Werner
- 38 • Olokun's Revenge • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 39 • Agemo Outwits Olokun • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 40 • The Gods Descend from the Sky • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 41 • God Abandons the Earth • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 42 • The Coming of Darkness • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 43 • The Sun and the Moon • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 44 • Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 45 • Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 46 • The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon • short story by Henry M. Stanley (variant of The Story of the Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon 1893)
- 50 • The Girl of the Early Race, Who Made Stars • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 51 • The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 52 • How Death First Entered the World • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 54 • Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her Family • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 56 • The Chameleon (How Death Came into the World) • short story by Rev. Canon Callaway and Alice Werner (variant of The Chameleon 1933)
- 57 • King Kitamba kia Shiba (and the Kingdom of Death) • short story by Héli Chatelain and Alice Werner
- 58 • How Ngunza Defied Death • short story by Héli Chatelain and Alice Werner
- 59 • The Man Who Would Shoot Iruwa • (1933) • short story by Bruno Gutmann and Alice Werner
- 60 • The Thunder's Bride • (1933) • short story by Eugène Hurel and Alice Werner
- 62 • The Road to Heaven • (1933) • short story by Henri-A. Junod and Alice Werner
- 64 • The Daughter of the Sun and Moon • (1933) • short story by Héli Chatelain and Alice Werner
- 66 • The Tale of Murile • (1933) • short story by J. Raum and Alice Werner
- 69 • Kwege and Bahati • (1933) • short story by M. Klamroth and Alice Werner
- 71 • How a Girl Reached the Land of the Ghosts and Came Back • short story by Bruno Gutmann and Alice Werner (variant of An African 'Holle' Story 1933)
- 72 • Nunda the Slayer and the Origin of the One-Eyed • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 74 • Why Dead People are Buried • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 75 • The King and the Ju Ju Tree • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 78 • How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 80 • Animal Stories & Fables-Introduction • essay by uncredited
- 81 • How Anansi Became a Spider • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 83 • Anansi Obtains the Sky-God's Stories • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 86 • Anansi and the Corn Cob • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 89 • Tortoise and the Wisdom of the World • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 90 • The Tortoise and the Baboon • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 91 • Tortoise and the Hot-water Test • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 94 • The Tortoise and the Elephant • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 96 • Elephant and Tortoise • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 97 • The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 97 • Tortoises Hunting Ostriches • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 99 • The Leopard, the Squirrel and the Tortoise • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise 1910)
- 101 • The Leopard, the Tortoise and the Bush Rat • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat 1910)
- 103 • The Jackal and the Spring • (1900) • short story by E. Jacottet (trans. of Le chacal et la source 1895)
- 105 • The Name of the Tree • short story by Clement M. Doke and Alice Werner
- 106 • The Tortoise and the Monitor Lizard • short story by Alice Werner (variant of The Tortoise and the Monitor 1933)
- 107 • How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 108 • The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why Worms Are Blind and Why Elephant Has Small Eyes • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 110 • Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 110 • The King's Magic Drum • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 114 • How the Leopard Got His Spots • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 115 • The Donkey Who Sinned • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 116 • The Two Suns • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 117 • Gihilihili: The Snake-man • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 119 • The Story of the Hunters and the Big Snake • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 120 • The Sultan's Snake-child • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 123 • Morongoe the Snake • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 125 • How Ra-Molo Became a Snake • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 126 • The Maid and Her Snake-lover • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 128 • The Ape, the Snake and the Lion • short story by George W. Bateman (variant of The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion 1901)
- 131 • The Physician's Son and the King of the Snakes • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 137 • The Goat, the Lion and the Serpent • short story by Henry M. Stanley (variant of The Goat, the Lion, and the Serpent 1893)
- 140 • The White Man and Snake • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 140 • How the Dog Came to Live with Man • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 143 • The Story of Kitinda and Her Wise Dog • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 145 • The Legend of the Leopardess and Her Two Servants, Dog and Jackal • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 152 • The Truth About Cock's Comb • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 154 • Chameleon Wins a Wife • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 156 • The Chief and the Tigers • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 158 • The Tiger, the Ram and the Jackal • short story by James A. Honeij (variant of The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackal 1910)
- 159 • The Lion of Manda • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 160 • The Trapper, the Lion and the Hare • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 163 • The Hyena and the Moonbeam • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand (variant of The Hyaena and the Moonbeam 1914)
- 163 • The Jackal, the Hare and the Cock • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 166 • The Jackal and the Wolf • short story by James A. Honeij (variant of A Jackal and a Wolf 1910)
- 166 • A Jackal and a Wolf • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 167 • The Lion, the Jackal and the Man • short story by James A. Honeij (variant of The Lion, the Jackal, and the Man 1910)
- 168 • The Lion and Jackal • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 169 • The Hunt of Lion and Jackal • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 170 • Jackal and Monkey • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 171 • Jackal's Bride • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 171 • The Story of Hare • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 174 • Cloud Eating • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 174 • Lion's Illness • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 175 • Jackal, Dove and Heron • short story by James A. Honeij (variant of Jackal, Dove, and Heron 1910)
- 175 • Cock and Jackal • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 176 • The Lion, the Hyena and the Hare • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand (variant of The Lion, the Hyaena and the Hare 1914)
- 177 • The Hare and the Lion • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 179 • The Lion, the Hyena and the Rabbit • short story by George W. Bateman (variant of The Lion, the Hyena, and the Rabbit 1901)
- 181 • How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them)
- 183 • Why the Bat Flies by Night • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 183 • Why the Bat Is Ashamed to Be Seen in the Daytime • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 185 • The Woman, the Ape and the Child • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child 1910)
- 186 • The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 187 • Why the Flies Bother the Cows • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 188 • Why the Cat Kills Rats • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 188 • Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are Bad Friends • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 190 • The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 191 • Segu the Honey Guide • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand (variant of Segu the Honey-Guide 1914)
- 192 • Bata the Duck • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 194 • Why a Hawk Kills Chickens • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 195 • The King and the Nsiat Bird • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of The King and the 'Nsiat Bird 1910)
- 196 • Concerning the Hawk and the Owl • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 197 • The Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird 1910)
- 198 • The Election of the King Bird • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle) 1910)
- 199 • The Kites and the Crows • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 201 • Tink-Tinkje • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 202 • The Lost Message • (1909) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 203 • The Monkey's Fiddle • (1909) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 204 • The World's Reward • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 206 • The Lioness and the Ostrich • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 207 • Crocodile's Treason • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 209 • The Judgment of Baboon • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 210 • Lion and Baboon • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 211 • The Zebra Stallion • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 211 • When Lion Could Fly • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 212 • Lion Who Thought Himself Wiser than His Mother • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 213 • Lion Who Took a Woman's Shape • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 216 • The Man Who Found a Lion in a Cave • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 218 • The Young Man of the Ancient Race, Who Was Carried off by a Lion; When Asleep in the Field • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd (variant of The Young Man of the Ancient Race, who was carried off by a Lion, when asleep in the Field) [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 221 • Why Has Jackal a Long Black Stripe on His Back? • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 222 • Horse Cursed by Sun • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 222 • Lion's Defeat • (1910) • short story by James A. Honeij
- 223 • The Elephant and the Lion • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 226 • The Monkey, the Shark and the Washerman's Donkey • short story by George W. Bateman (variant of The Monkey, the Shark, and the Washerman's Donkey 1901)
- 229 • The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 235 • The Legend of Kibatti the Little Who Conquered all the Great Animals • short story by Henry M. Stanley (variant of The Legend of Kibatti the Little, Who Conquered all the Great Animals 1893)
- 241 • The Partnership of Rabbit and Elephant, and What Came of It • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 245 • The Boy Kinneneh and the Gorilla • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 249 • A Hospitable Gorilla • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 251 • The City of the Elephants • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 256 • The Animals and the Well • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 260 • The Hare, the Hyena and the Pot of Beans • short story by Alice Werner
- 261 • The Hare, the Hyena and the Roasted Guinea Fowl • short story by C. G. Büttner?C. G. Buettnerand Alice Werner (variant of The Roasted Guinea-fowl 1933)
- 262 • The Hyena Kills the Hare's Mother • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 263 • The Hare Overcomes Both Rhino and Hippo • (1933) • short story by A. M. Dale and Edwin W. Smith and Alice Werner
- 264 • The Hare Decides a Case • short story by Alice Werner
- 265 • The Hare's End • (1933) • short story by W. E. Taylor and Alice Werner
- 266 • The Varanus in the Tree • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 267 • The Shrew-mouse Helps the Man • (1933) • short story by Emmeline H. Dewar and Alice Werner
- 268 • The Mantis Assumes the Form of a Hartebeest • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 271 • Gaunu-tsaxau, the Baboons and the Mantis • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 275 • The Mason Wasp and His Wife • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 276 • The Vultures, Their Elder Sister, and Her Husband • (1911) • short story by Dr. W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd [as by W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd]
- 278 • Stories of Wit and Wisdom: Introduction • short story by uncredited
- 279 • The Rich Man and the Poor Man • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 281 • How Walukaga Answered the King • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 283 • The Young Man and the Skull • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 284 • The Story of the Glutton • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 288 • The Feast • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 289 • The Three Tests • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 293 • The Two Rogues • (2001) • short story by O. B. Duane
- 297 • The Girls Who Wanted New Teeth • (1933) • short story by Eugène Hurel and Alice Werner
- 299 • The Kinyamkela's Bananas • short story by M. Klamroth and Alice Werner
- 300 • The Two Brothers • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 301 • The Tale of Nyengebule • short story by Rev. Canon Callaway and Alice Werner
- 301 • Morena-Y-A-Letsatsi, or the Sun Chief • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 303 • The Story of Takane • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 307 • How Khosi Chose a Wife • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 308 • The Village Maiden and the Cannibal • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 314 • Lelimo and the Magic Cap • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 316 • The Famine • (1903) • short story by Minnie Martin
- 317 • Pemba Muhori • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 321 • The Cat's Tail • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 322 • The Young Thief • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 325 • The Woodcutter and His Donkey • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 327 • Kitangatanga of the Sea • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 329 • The Story of Kibaraka and the Bird • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 331 • The Story of the Fools • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 334 • The Poor Man and His Wife of Wood • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 336 • Binti Ali the Clever • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 339 • Lila and Fila • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 342 • Ali of the Crooked Arm • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 346 • Feeding the Hungry • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 347 • Shani and Tabak • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 349 • A Man and His Mother-in-Law • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 350 • The Magic Date Trees • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 353 • Paka the Cat • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 355 • The Tale of the Merchant and His Bag of Gold • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 358 • The Sultan's Daughter • (1914) • short story by Capt. C. H. Stigand and Mrs. C. H. Stigand
- 359 • The Woman with Two Skins • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 363 • Ituen and the King's Wife • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 364 • Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 366 • The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 367 • The King Who Married the Cock's Daughter • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 369 • The Cock Who Caused a Fight Between Two Towns • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 370 • Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 371 • Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 375 • The Lucky Fisherman • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 376 • The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 378 • The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 381 • The Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell (variant of Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions 1910)
- 383 • The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell
- 386 • Goso, the Teacher • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 389 • Haamdaanee • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 401 • Mkaaah Jeechonee, the Boy Hunter • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 407 • The Magician and the Sultan's Son • (1901) • short story by George W. Bateman
- 409 • The Queen of the Pool • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 415 • King Gumbi and His Lost Daughter • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 420 • The Story of Maranda • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley (variant of Story of Maranda)
- 422 • How Kimyera Became King of Uganda • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 432 • The Adventures of Saruti • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 437 • The Search for the Home of the Sun • (1893) • short story by Henry M. Stanley
- 439 • Out of the Mouths of Babes • (1933) • short story by J. Torrend and Alice Werner
- 441 • Ryangombe and Binego • short story by Alice Werner
- 443 • Sudika-Mbambi the Invincible • (1933) • short story by Héli Chatelain and Alice Werner
- 446 • Kachirambe of the Anyanja • (1933) • short story by R. S. Rattray and Alice Werner
- 447 • Mbega, a Child of Ill Omen • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 455 • The 'Haditha yar Liongo' • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 458 • Hlakanyana's Precocious Development and Mischievous Pranks • short story by Rev. Canon Callaway and Alice Werner
- 463 • The Children and the Zimwi • short story by Alice Werner
- 465 • The Magic Flight (abridged) • (2019) • short story by Alice Werner
- 466 • The Ogre Husband • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 468 • The Were-wolf Husband • (1933) • short story by Bruno Gutmann and Alice Werner
- 469 • The Girl Who Married a Lion • (1933) • short story by Clement M. Doke and Alice Werner
- 471 • The Hyena Bridegroom • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 472 • Khodumodumo, or Kammapa, the Swallowing Monster • short story by Alice Werner
- 474 • Untombinde and the Squatting Monster • (1933) • short story by Rev. Canon Callaway and Alice Werner
- 475 • The Devouring Pumpkin • (1933) • short story by Alice Werner
- 476 • Biographies & Text Sources (African Myths & Tales) • essay by uncredited
Secondary Verifications
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Bleiler Early Years | Not Verified | ||
Bleiler Supernatural | Not Verified | ||
Bleiler1 (Gernsback) | Not Verified | ||
Bleiler78 | Not Verified | ||
Clute/Grant | Not Verified | ||
Clute/Nicholls | Not Verified | ||
Contento1 (anth/coll) | Not Verified | ||
Currey | Not Verified | ||
Locus1 | Not Verified | ||
Miller/Contento | Not Verified | ||
OCLC/Worldcat | Not Verified | ||
Reginald1 | Not Verified | ||
Reginald3 | Not Verified | ||
Tuck | Not Verified |