FAIRY TALES FROM SOUTH AFRICA

TO ALL CHILDREN WHO STILL LOVE FAIRY TALES

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I SETULI; OR, THE KING OF THE BIRDS A SWAZI TALE

II THE STORY OF THE KING’S SON AND THE MAGIC SONG A SWAZI TALE

III THE STORY OF THE LITTLE BIRDS WHO LIVED IN A CAVE A ZULU NURSERY TALE

IV THE STORY OF THE SHINING PRINCESS A ’MSUTO STORY

V THE RABBIT PRINCE A SHANGANI TALE

VI THE UNNATURAL MOTHER A SWAZI TALE

VII THE THREE LITTLE EGGS A SWAZI TALE

VIII THE SERPENT’S BRIDE A SHANGANI STORY Part I

IX THE SERPENT’S BRIDE Part II

X THE FAIRY BIRD A SWAZI TALE

XI THE COCK’S KRAAL A SWAZI TALE

XII BABOON-SKINS A SWAZI TALE

XIII THE REWARD OF INDUSTRY A ZULU TALE

XIV THE STORY OF SEMAI-MAI A SWAZI TALE

XV THE STORY OF SEMAI-MAI

XVI THE FAIRY FROG A SWAZI TALE

XVII NYA-NYA BULEMBU; OR, THE MOSS-GREEN PRINCESS A SWAZI TALE

XVIII THE ENCHANTED BUCK A SWAZI TALE

XIX THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST A SWAZI TALE

XX THE WHITE DOVE

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