Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
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Elphinstone Dayrell
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when the book was published. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn (4 hr 45 min)
Chapters
How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and C…
9:34
Read by PhyllisV
The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water
2:38
Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has…
5:39
Read by Kathrine Engan
The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives…
3:27
Read by Paul Brian Stewart
How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ik…
5:01
Read by Jordan Cline