South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey
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| Author | Honey, James A., 1880- |
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| Title | South-African Folk-Tales |
| Contents | Origin of the difference in modes of life between Hottentots and Bushmen -- The lost message -- The Monkey's fiddle -- The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackal -- The Jackal and the Wolf -- A Jackal and a Wolf -- The Lion, the Jackal, and the Man -- The world's reward -- The Lion and the Jackal -- Tink-tinkje -- The Lion and Jackal -- The Lion and Jackal -- The hunt of Lion and Jackal -- The story of Lion and Little Jackal -- The Lioness and the Ostrich -- Crocodile's treason -- The story of a dam -- The dance for water, or Rabbit's triumph -- Jackal and Monkey -- Lion's share -- Jackal's bride -- The story of Hare -- The white man and Snake -- Another version of the same fable -- Cloud eating -- Lion's illness -- Jackal, Dove, and Heron -- Cock and Jackal -- Elephant and Tortoise -- Another version of the same fable -- Tortoise hunting Ostriches -- The judgment of Baboon -- Lion and baboon -- The Zebra StalLion -- When Lion could fly -- Lion who thought himself wiser than his mother -- Lion who took a Woman's shape -- Why has Jackal a long black stripe on his back? -- Horse cursed by Sun -- Lion's defeat -- The origin of death -- Another version of the same fable -- A third version of the same fable -- A fourth version of the same fable -- A Zulu version of the legend of the "origin of death" -- Literature on South-African folk-lore. |
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| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore |
| Subject | Tales -- South Africa |
| Subject | Folklore -- South Africa |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 38339 |
| Release Date | Dec 19, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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