Book

West African Folk-Tales

AuthorW. H. Barker & Cecilia Sinclair
Publication Date1917
PublisherGeorge G. Harrap & Company
Publication PlaceLondon

Stories

Nr.TitleATUOrigin
1How We Got the Name "Spider Tales"_Ghana
2How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race_Ghana
3Anansi and Nothing_Ghana
4Thunder and Anansi_Ghana
5Why the Lizard Moves His Head Up and Down_Ghana
6Tit for Tat_Ghana
7Why White Ants Always Harm Man's Property_Ghana
8The Squirrel and the Spider_Ghana
9Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles As Big As Themselves_Ghana
10Why Spiders Are Always Found in Corners of Ceilings175Ghana
11Anansi and the Blind Fisherman_Ghana
12Adzanumee and Her Mother_Ghana
13The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself_Ghana
14Morning Sunrise926CGhana
15Why the Sea-Turtle When Caught Beats Its Breast with Its Forelegs_Ghana
16How Beasts and Serpents Came into the World_Ghana
17Honourable Minu_Ghana
18Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light from the Sun_Ghana
19Ohia and the Thieving Deer670Ghana
20How the Tortoise Got Its Shell_Ghana
21The Hunter and the Tortoise_Ghana
22Kwofi and the Gods_Ghana
23The Lion and the Wolf_Ghana
24Maku Mawu and Maku Fia; or "I Will Die God's Death" and "I Will Die the King's Death"_Ghana
25The Robber and the Old Man1585Ghana
26The Leopard and the Ram_Ghana
27Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey on Its Left Side_Ghana
28Quarcoo Bah-Boni (The Bad Boy)_Ghana
29King Chameleon and the Animals275BGhana
30To Lose an Elephant For the Sake of a Wren Is a Very Foolish Thing To Do_Ghana
31The Ungrateful Man160Ghana
32Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked_Ghana
33The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles927Ghana
34How Mushrooms First Grew2034CGhana
35Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies_Ghana