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Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in elementary school. By combining African and Diaspora stories together in a single collection, Stafford sought to demonstrate the storytelling continuity between African cultures and African American culture in the United States. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc. - Summary by Laura Gibbs

Year of Publication: 1906Genres: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Running Time: 01 hour 59 minutes 19 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface laurakgibbs	2:01
2	The Happy Age in the Animal World laurakgibbs	4:41
3	The Squirrel and the Kingship laurakgibbs	2:55
4	The Dog and the Kingship laurakgibbs	2:59
5	The Dog and the Clever Rabbit laurakgibbs	4:01
6	The Dog and the Leopard laurakgibbs	3:58
7	The Cat and the Hen laurakgibbs	4:31
8	The Cat, the Rat, and the Fox laurakgibbs	2:41
9	Why the Cat Came to Man's House laurakgibbs	3:42
10	The Rabbit and the Other Animals laurakgibbs	4:18
11	The Rabbit and the Animal Wizard laurakgibbs	3:39
12	The Rabbit and the Elephant laurakgibbs	2:43
13	The Rabbit and the Alligator laurakgibbs	2:31
14	The Wolf's Butter laurakgibbs	3:55
15	The Rabbit Escapes the Wolf's Anger laurakgibbs	3:52
16	The Rabbit and His Ears laurakgibbs	5:01
17	The Rabbit and the Moon laurakgibbs	2:36
18	Why the Goat Left the Jungle laurakgibbs	4:14
19	The Frog and the Elephant laurakgibbs	2:05
20	The Frog and the Leopard laurakgibbs	2:58
21	The Jackal and the Leopard laurakgibbs	3:37
22	The Jackal and the Heron laurakgibbs	2:56
23	The Jackal and the Hyena laurakgibbs	2:34
24	The Hyena's Spots laurakgibbs	3:40
25	The Hyena's Punishment laurakgibbs	3:48
26	The Wolf and His Two Dinners laurakgibbs	2:39
27	The Sense of the Weasel laurakgibbs	2:55
28	The Turtle, the Wolf, and the Hyena laurakgibbs	2:23
29	The Home of the Rat laurakgibbs	2:48
30	The Alligator and the Moor Hen laurakgibbs	2:25
31	The Hawk and the Rooster laurakgibbs	3:44
32	The Owl and His Friends laurakgibbs	3:55
33	The Rival Roosters laurakgibbs	3:41
34	The Monkey Finds Worry laurakgibbs	3:20
35	Jan the Animal Judge laurakgibbs	5:33