Nigerian folktales
The collection of folktales from Nigeria consists of one book with 40 folktales collected from Southern Nigeria.
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
Notes: Contains 40 Nigerian folktales. The introduction is written by Andrew Lang.
Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
Published: 1910
Publisher:Longmans, Green and Co., London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta
1.The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter
6.Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King
8.The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull
9.The King who Married the Cock's Daughter
10.The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
11.The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water
12.Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime
13.Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground
14.The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes
16.Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky
17.Why the Flies Bother the Cows
19.The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder
20.Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends
21.The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns
22.The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus lives in the Water
24.Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away
25.Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
26.Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
27.The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat
28.The King and the Ju Ju Tree
29.How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus
30.Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
31.How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)
33.The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone
34.The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress
35.The King and the 'Nsiat Bird
36.Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions
37.Concerning the Hawk and the Owl
38.The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators
39.The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird
40.The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle)
What's interesting in Nigeria
Zuma Rock is a giant rock monolith in Western Nigeria. It is considered one of the country's symbols.
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest in Southern Nigeria. One of the last of its kind, Osun-Osogbo is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Gurara Falls is a waterfall on the Gurara River in Nigeria.
