Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Richard Edward Dennett was an English trader who worked out of what is today the Republic of the Congo in West Africa. He wrote extensively on the anthropology of the West Africans, including this book which recounts the folklore, particularly as it pertains to animals, of the region. This is a key source for West African folklore and story telling.
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50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Preface. 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 I. The Folklore Of The Fjort. 06 II. How A Native Story Is Told. 07 III. How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life. 08 IV. How Nsassi (Gazelle) Got Married. 09 V. The Vanishing Wife. 10 VI. Another Vanishing Wife. 11 VII. The Jealous Wife. 12 VIII. Ngomba's Balloon. 13 IX. The Wicked Husband. 14 X. The Wonderful Child. 15 XI. How Kengi Lost Her Child. 16 XII. The Twin Brothers. 17 XIII. The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder. 18 XIV. The Chimpanzee And Gorilla. 19 XV. The Antelope And The Leopard. 20 XVI. How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter. 21 XVII. The Turtle And The Man. 22 XVIII. Killing A Leopard. 23 XIX. The Gazelle And The Leopard. 24 XX. The Wild Cat And The Gazelle. 25 XXI. The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself.
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Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Richard Edward Dennett was an English trader who worked out of what is today the Republic of the Congo in West Africa. He wrote extensively on the anthropology of the West Africans, including this book which recounts the folklore, particularly as it pertains to animals, of the region. This is a key source for West African folklore and story telling.
Table of contents
50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Preface. 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 I. The Folklore Of The Fjort. 06 II. How A Native Story Is Told. 07 III. How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life. 08 IV. How Nsassi (Gazelle) Got Married. 09 V. The Vanishing Wife. 10 VI. Another Vanishing Wife. 11 VII. The Jealous Wife. 12 VIII. Ngomba's Balloon. 13 IX. The Wicked Husband. 14 X. The Wonderful Child. 15 XI. How Kengi Lost Her Child. 16 XII. The Twin Brothers. 17 XIII. The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder. 18 XIV. The Chimpanzee And Gorilla. 19 XV. The Antelope And The Leopard. 20 XVI. How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter. 21 XVII. The Turtle And The Man. 22 XVIII. Killing A Leopard. 23 XIX. The Gazelle And The Leopard. 24 XX. The Wild Cat And The Gazelle. 25 XXI. The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself.
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Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort
50 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Richard Edward Dennett was an English trader who worked out of what is today the Republic of the Congo in West Africa. He wrote extensively on the anthropology of the West Africans, including this book which recounts the folklore, particularly as it pertains to animals, of the region. This is a key source for West African folklore and story telling.
Table of contents
50 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Preface. 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 I. The Folklore Of The Fjort. 06 II. How A Native Story Is Told. 07 III. How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life. 08 IV. How Nsassi (Gazelle) Got Married. 09 V. The Vanishing Wife. 10 VI. Another Vanishing Wife. 11 VII. The Jealous Wife. 12 VIII. Ngomba's Balloon. 13 IX. The Wicked Husband. 14 X. The Wonderful Child. 15 XI. How Kengi Lost Her Child. 16 XII. The Twin Brothers. 17 XIII. The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder. 18 XIV. The Chimpanzee And Gorilla. 19 XV. The Antelope And The Leopard. 20 XVI. How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter. 21 XVII. The Turtle And The Man. 22 XVIII. Killing A Leopard. 23 XIX. The Gazelle And The Leopard. 24 XX. The Wild Cat And The Gazelle. 25 XXI. The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself.
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