These enchanting tales from the Masai of East Africa describe worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets — magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements. For the past hundred years, this volume has served as an authoritative source for studies of Masai culture. Abridged republication of The Masai: Their Language and Folklore, originally published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press, London, 1905.
African Folk Tales by Hugh Vernon-Jackson, Yuko Green Entertaining stories handed down from generation to generation among tribal cultures include "The Magic Crocodile," "The Hare and the Crownbird," "The Boy in the Drum," 15 others. 19 illustrations.
Ajapa the Tortoise: A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales by Margaret Baumann Collection of 30 fables recount adventures of Ajapa the Tortoise: how he saved the king and tricked the lion, what happened when he rented his house, how he came to be bald, more.
