Length2h 56m
About this audiobook
Compiled by an American missionary, West African Folk Tales by William H Barker is a delightful collection of folk tales from Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania and other countries along the west coast of Africa. These stories spread in various forms to other countries like the West Indies, Suriname, the Netherland Antilles, etc and can be still heard today among the people of these countries.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Children's Literature
Length2 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 9, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ILLUSTRATIONS
21XVIII. WHY THE MOON AND THE STARS RECEIVE THEIR LIGHT FROM THE SUN
2INTRODUCTION
22II. MISCELLANEOUS TALES
3I. ANANSI, OR SPIDER, TALES
23XIX. OHIA AND THE THIEVING DEER
4I. HOW WE GOT THE NAME ‘SPIDER TALES’
24XX. HOW THE TORTOISE GOT ITS SHELL
5II. HOW WISDOM BECAME THE PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE
25XXI. THE HUNTER AND THE TORTOISE
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6III. ANANSI AND NOTHING
26XXII. THE TAIL OF THE PRINCESS ELEPHANT
7IV. THUNDER AND ANANSI
27XXIII. KWOFI AND THE GODS
8V. WHY THE LIZARD CONTINUALLY MOVES HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN
28XXIV. THE LION AND THE WOLF
9VI. TIT FOR TAT
29XXV. MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA
10VII. WHY WHITE ANTS ALWAYS HARM MAN’S PROPERTY
30XXVI. THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN
11VIII. THE SQUIRREL AND THE SPIDER
31XXVII. THE LEOPARD AND THE RAM
12IX. WHY WE SEE ANTS CARRYING BUNDLES AS BIG AS THEMSELVES
32XXVIII. WHY THE LEOPARD CAN ONLY CATCH PREY ON ITS LEFT SIDE
13X. WHY SPIDERS ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE CORNERS OF CEILINGS
33XXIX. QUARCOO BAH-BONI
14XI. ANANSI THE BLIND FISHERMAN
34XXX. KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS
15XII. ADZANUMEE AND HER MOTHER
35XXXI. TO LOSE AN ELEPHANT FOR THE SAKE OF A WREN IS A VERY FOOLISH THING TO DO
16XIII. THE GRINDING-STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF
36XXXII. THE UNGRATEFUL MAN
17XIV. “MORNING SUNRISE”
37XXXIII. WHY TIGERS NEVER ATTACK MEN UNLESS THEY ARE PROVOKED
18XV. WHY THE SEA-TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS
38XXXIV. THE OMANHENE WHO LIKED RIDDLES
19XVI. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD
39XXXV. HOW MUSHROOMS FIRST GREW
20XVII. HONOURABLE MINŪ
40XXXVI. FARMER MYBROW AND THE FAIRIES
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