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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

By Elphinstone Dayrell

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FOLK STORIES
- FROM
SOUTHERN NIGERIA WEST AFRICA
- BY
- ELPHINSTONE DAYRELL, F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I.
  - DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, SOUTHERN NIGERIA
    - WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
  - WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
- DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, SOUTHERN NIGERIA
  - WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
- WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
- ANDREW LANG
  - WITH FRONTISPIECE
  - LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
    - 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
    - NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
  - 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
  - NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
  - 1910
- WITH FRONTISPIECE
- LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
  - 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
  - NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
- 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
- NEW YORK, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
- 1910
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
  - FOOTNOTES
- FOOTNOTES
- FOLK STORIES FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA
- I
  - The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter
  - FOOTNOTES
- The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter
- FOOTNOTES
- II
  - How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them
- How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them
- III
  - The Woman with Two Skins
- The Woman with Two Skins
- IV
  - The King's Magic Drum
- The King's Magic Drum
- V
  - Ituen and the King's Wife
- Ituen and the King's Wife
- VI
  - Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King
- Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King
- VII
  - Why the Bat flies by Night
- Why the Bat flies by Night
- VIII
  - The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull
- The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull
- IX
  - The King who Married the Cock's Daughter
  - FOOTNOTES
- The King who Married the Cock's Daughter
- FOOTNOTES
- X
  - The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
- The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
- XI
  - The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water
- The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water
- XII
  - Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime
- Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime
- XIII
  - Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground
- Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground
- XIV
  - The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes
- The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes
- XV
  - Why a Hawk kills Chickens
- Why a Hawk kills Chickens
- XVI
  - Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky
- Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky
- XVII
  - Why the Flies Bother the Cows
- Why the Flies Bother the Cows
- XVIII
  - Why the Cat kills Rats
- Why the Cat kills Rats
- XIX
  - The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder
- The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder
- XX
  - Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends
- Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends
- XXI
  - The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns
- The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns
- XXII
  - The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus lives in the Water
- The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus lives in the Water
- XXIII
  - Why Dead People are Buried
- Why Dead People are Buried
- XXIV
  - Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away
- Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away
- XXV
  - Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
- Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
- XXVI
  - Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
- Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
- XXVII
  - The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat
- The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat
- XXVIII
  - The King and the Ju Ju Tree
  - FOOTNOTES
- The King and the Ju Ju Tree
- FOOTNOTES
- XXIX
  - How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus
- How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus
- XXX
  - Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
- Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
- XXXI
  - How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)
- How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)
- XXXII
  - The Lucky Fisherman
  - FOOTNOTES
- The Lucky Fisherman
- FOOTNOTES
- XXXIII
  - The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone
  - FOOTNOTES
- The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone
- FOOTNOTES
- XXXIV
  - The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress
- The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress
- XXXV
  - The King and the 'Nsiat Bird
- The King and the 'Nsiat Bird
- XXXVI
  - Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions
  - FOOTNOTES
- Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions
- FOOTNOTES
- XXXVII
  - Concerning the Hawk and the Owl
- Concerning the Hawk and the Owl
- XXXVIII
  - The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators
- The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators
- XXXIX
  - The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird
- The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird
- XL
  - The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle)
  - FOOTNOTES
  - THE END
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- The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle)
- FOOTNOTES
- THE END
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