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Title:

Nigerian folk tales, as told by Olawale Idewu and Omotayo Adu. Told to and edited by Barbara K. and Warren S. Walker. Text decorations by Margaret Barbour.

Publisher:

Rutgers University Press

Copyright Date:

1961

Description:

113 p. 22 cm.

Subject:

Tales--Nigeria.

Other Authors:

Idewu, Olawale.
Adu, Omotayo.
Walker, Barbara K.
Walker, Warren S.

Contents:

Tales of demon lovers. The hunter and the deer -- The hunter and the witch -- The hunter who was king -- The wolf-prince.
Pourquoi stories. Why the sky is so far away -- Why the bat comes out only at night -- The hand and the fingers -- Why the tortoise's shell is cracked and crooked -- Why the fox chases the cock -- Why apes look like people -- Why twins are valued in Serki.
Moral fables. The tortoise and the gourd of wisdom -- The test -- The man, the dove, and the hawk -- The bellicose chicken -- The lion and the goat -- The lion, the tortoise, and the boar -- The wasp and the bee -- Three friends and a treasure -- The tortoise and the hare -- The tortoise and the boar -- The tortoise and the snake -- The singing crow -- The country mouse and the city mouse -- Envy can kill.
Trickster tales. Just say "ree" -- The three tasks -- The tortoise and the tug of war -- The elephant and the tortoise -- The girl who knew the king -- The body in the coffin -- The right recompense -- The lovers.
Fertility tales. The promise -- Three wives and a porridge -- The man and the fertility porridge -- The tortoise and the forbidden porridge.

LCCN:

61010268

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)