| Description |
xii, 260 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Benin -- The serpent groom -- Burkina Faso -- How the crab got its shell -- Cameroon -- The crown made of smoke -- Tricks for tat -- Côte D'ivoire -- Foriwa's beads -- The Gambia -- Fereyel and Debbo Engal the Witch -- The horse with the golden dung -- Ghana -- A bride for a grain of corn -- Animal language -- Finders keepers -- Why man and fox are enemies -- Guinea -- The origin of death -- Guinea-Bissau -- The most suitable name -- Liberia -- The origin of war -- The river demon -- Mali -- The origin of creation -- Mauritania -- The magic silk cotton tree -- Niger -- For your ears only -- Nigeria -- Apunanwu -- Everyone -- How the tortoise paid his creditors -- The Calabash child -- The hunter and the lion -- The latchkey prince -- Why leopards hunt deer -- The magic drum -- The magic wand -- The orphan girl -- The power of one -- The rubber man -- The talking tree -- The tortoise and the pig -- The tug-of-war -- Why the hawk preys on chicks -- Why the kite chases forest fires -- Why mosquitoes buzz -- You asked for it -- Senegal -- The majestic fish -- Sierra Leone -- The mother in the clouds -- Who is the greatest thief -- Togo -- How the pig got its snout. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Africa, West.
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Creation -- Mythology.
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Tricksters -- Africa, West.
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Africa, West -- Social life and customs.
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| Spine Title |
West African folktales |
| ISBN |
1566563755 |
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