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1. allfolktales.com · folktalesFolktales - Folk Tales from West Africa

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   List of Folk Tales. The tortoise and the lizard. Lizard shows tortoise a hidden cave filled with yams but tortoise gets greedy. The tortoise goes to a feast in the sky. The tortoise disguises himself as a bird to attend a feast. Then he gets greedy.

   • The Tortoise and The Lizard

     A west African folk tale - Lizard shows tortoise a hidden...

   • The Monster Who Had Fire

     A west African folk tale - A monster swallows children who...

   • One Man and His Precious Cow

     It is an abridged version of the story, "A Man, His Sons and...

   • The Dog Hides His Mother

     A west African folk tale - A : The dog hides his mother....

   • The Tortoise Captures The Elephant

     A west African folk tale - The tortoise promises to capture...

   • The Three Brothers and The Pot of Porridge

     A west African folk tale - Three traveling brothers spend...

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     Introduction of West African Folk Tales | W. H. Barker & Cecilia Sinclair

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     Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom - West African folktale

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4. www.gutenberg.org · files · 66923West African folk-tales - Project Gutenberg

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   Dec 11, 2021 · There is nothing in the wide realm of botany, astronomy, or geography of a peculiar or striking character but an explanation is forthcoming in the lore of the folk. There is, of course, the usual sprinkling of magic tales, which bear a striking resemblance to many European märchen, or fairy-tales.

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5. archive.org · details · west_african_folk_tales_librivoxWest African Folk Tales : William H. Barker : Free Download ...

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   Mar 27, 2007 · Librivox recording of the West African Folk Tales by William H. Barker. Read by David Barnes, Lucy Burgoyne, Christabel, Tammi L. Coles, Lizzie Driver, Esther, Ezwa, hefyd, Julian Jamison, Eva-Marie Quinones, roolynninms, Shurtagal. A collection of folk tales mostly centred around Anansi.

6. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · West_African_mythologyWest African mythology - Wikipedia

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   West African mythology is the body of myths of the people of West Africa. It consists of tales of various deities, beings, legendary creatures, heroes and folktales from various ethnic groups. Some of these myths traveled across the Atlantic during the period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to become part of Caribbean, African-American and ...

7. fairytalez.com · region · africanAfrican fairy tales | Fairytalez.com

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   Read and listen to African fairy tales, folk tales and folklore on Fairytalez.com - the largest online collection of fairy tales.

8. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · Category:African_fairy_talesCategory:African fairy tales - Wikipedia

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   Categories: Fairy tales by continent. African folklore. African literature.

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   What animals are in African folk tales?

   • Animals are prominent in African folk tales, especially the monkey, elephant, lion, and giraffe, though other animals have their part as well. In the stories, animals often have human characteristics, for instance. Some of the African folk tales don’t have happy endings but instead impart a lesson.

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   Who wrote African folk tales?

   • Many of the stories bear characteristics that belong to the region from which they came, and the authors often collected their stories by region. Noted authors of African folk tales include James Honey, Sanni Metelerkamp and Elphinstone Dayrell, all of whom released extensive collections of stories from Africa.

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   Do African folk tales have happy endings?

   • Some of the African folk tales don’t have happy endings but instead impart a lesson. Other stories are origin stories, such as explaining why fish live in water. Read these folk tales from Africa to see why they’re so still so popular. Whenever possible, Fairytalez indexes Africa’s folktales and fairy tales by their country.

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   Why are African folk tales so popular?

   • In the stories, animals often have human characteristics, for instance. Some of the African folk tales don’t have happy endings but instead impart a lesson. Other stories are origin stories, such as explaining why fish live in water. Read these folk tales from Africa to see why they’re so still so popular.

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10. www.gutenberg.org · ebooks · 66923West African Folk-Tales by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair

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    Dec 11, 2021 · West African Folk-Tales by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society. In Browsing: Travel & Geography. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.