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Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria

Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. This book contains 34 folktales that he collected in the Ikom district of Cross River State in southern Nigeria. You will find some nature stories here ("How the River Came into Existence," "Why the Mist Rises from the Water," etc.), animal stories ("The Cunning Hare," "Why a Python Never Swallows a Tortoise," etc.), along with stories involving human drama, both natural and supernatural. Dayrell reports the final story of the book in Latin, a common practice by anthropologists of the time for sexually explicit material; that Latin text, "Quomodo Evenit ut Penis Primum cum Vagina Coiit," is available in English translation at the Internet Archive. This book is a sequel to Daryell's Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, which you can also listen to at LibriVox. (Summary by Laura Gibbs)

Year of Publication: 1913Genres: Culture & Heritage Fiction , Nature & Animal Fiction , Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Running Time: 05 hours 56 minutes 33 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface laurakgibbs	20:08
2	How an Inkum Woman Abandoned One of Her Twins in the Forest laurakgibbs	8:15
3	The Cunning Hare laurakgibbs	11:48
4	The Story of Igiri and Her Husband Inkang laurakgibbs	5:26
5	How Elili of Inkum Died, and Was Brought Back to Life Again laurakgibbs	4:20
6	Concerning the Human Sacrifices laurakgibbs	4:15
7	The Story of the Witch who Tried to Kill Her Husband laurakgibbs	6:27
8	How Two Friends Fell Out: The Spider and the Grasshopper laurakgibbs	11:27
9	How Ewa Abagi, an Inkum Woman, Was Drowned in the Cross River laurakgibbs	9:33
10	The Story of the War between Inkum and Enfitop laurakgibbs	14:00
11	How an Inkum Boy Was Drowned by His Companions laurakgibbs	12:06
12	How a Father Tried to Kill One of His Sons but Failed laurakgibbs	13:43
13	Concerning the Okuni Witches and Cannibalism laurakgibbs	16:36
14	Of Chief Amaza, His Wife Achi, and the Tortoise laurakgibbs	7:58
15	The Fate of Agbor the Hunter, Who Killed His Wife and Children laurakgibbs	6:39
16	What Happened at Okuni When Anyone Was Killed by Accident laurakgibbs	2:18
17	How Oghabi Poisoned His Friend Okpa laurakgibbs	9:53
18	How Chief Alankor and All His Family Were Killed by a Big Frog laurakgibbs	8:45
19	How the River Came into Existence laurakgibbs	4:51
20	Why the Mist Rises from the Water laurakgibbs	10:15
21	How Ibanang Okpong and Her Mother Were Swallowed by a Man-Eating Drum laurakgibbs	10:39
22	Why the Head of the Male Goat Smells So Strong laurakgibbs	7:15
23	A Story of the Great Famine laurakgibbs	10:15
24	Why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover laurakgibbs	11:04
25	How 'Nyambi Punished Chief Oga laurakgibbs	15:09
26	How Two Bendega Young Men Changed Their Skins laurakgibbs	9:27
27	Concerning the Ju-Ju against Elephantiasis laurakgibbs	18:24
28	How a Cruel Inkum Chief Was Poisoned by His Slaves laurakgibbs	17:54
29	How the Frog Beat the Bush Buck in a Race laurakgibbs	7:01
30	Why a Python Never Swallows a Tortoise laurakgibbs	5:03
31	The Game of Hide-and-Seek laurakgibbs	8:07
32	Chief Kekong's Daughter 'Ndere who Married a Python laurakgibbs	19:18
33	How Agbor Adam Broke the Hunting Law of Okuni laurakgibbs	12:58
34	How Essama Stole Her Father's Goat in the Fatting-House laurakgibbs	8:47
35	Quomodo Evenit ut Penis Primum cum Vagina Coiit laurakgibbs	6:29