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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when the book was published. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn

Year of Publication: 1910Genres: Culture & Heritage Fiction , Nature & Animal Fiction , Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Running Time: 04 hours 45 minutes 39 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction Farnood	19:33
2	The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter PhyllisV	11:14
3	How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them PhyllisV	9:34
4	The Woman with Two Skins PhyllisV	17:59
5	The King’s Magic Drum PhyllisV	17:39
6	Ituen and the King’s Wife PhyllisV	8:00
7	Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King PhyllisV	6:16
8	Why the Bat Flies by Night Stefan Von Blon	3:24
9	The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull PhyllisV	7:37
10	The King Who Married the Cock’s Daughter PhyllisV	8:35
11	Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child PhyllisV	6:52
12	The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water Anita Sloma-Martinez	2:38
13	Why the Bat is Ashamed to be Seen in the Daytime ceekay	7:05
14	Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground Kathrine Engan	2:47
15	The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has Small Eyes Kathrine Engan	5:39
16	Why A Hawk Kills Chickens Kathrine Engan	3:32
17	Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Anita Sloma-Martinez	2:47
18	Why the Flies Bother the Cows Anita Sloma-Martinez	2:12
19	Why the Cat Kills Rats Farnood	2:07
20	The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder Farnood	2:20
21	Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant Are Bad Friends JT	5:35
22	The Cock Who Caused A Fight Between Two Towns Paul Brian Stewart	4:44
23	The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water Paul Brian Stewart	3:27
24	Why Dead People Are Buried Paul Brian Stewart	2:47
25	Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away Paul Brian Stewart	4:16
26	Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise Paul Brian Stewart	7:55
27	Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes Paul Brian Stewart	2:51
28	The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat Paul Brian Stewart	7:31
29	The King and the Ju Ju Tree John	7:58
30	How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus Paul Brian Stewart	3:54
31	Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women Elizabeth Jenkins	12:31
32	How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom) Jordan Cline	5:01
33	The Lucky Fisherman Jordan Cline	3:46
34	The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone Kathrine Engan	8:17
35	The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress Tim van der Scheer	11:05
36	The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird Tim van der Scheer	3:29
37	Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions JT	12:34
38	Concerning the Hawk and the Owl Mary Frances	4:27
39	The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators Tim van der Scheer	14:03
40	The ‘Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird Nan Dodge	4:47
41	The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle) Nan Dodge	6:51