African Dilemma Tales
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African Dilemma Tales

  1. 175 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

African Dilemma Tales

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Table of contents

  1. General Editor’s Preface
  2. African Dilemma Tales
  3. Cross River Smoke, etc
  4. Shoot Arrow through Rock
  5. Catch Arrow in Flight
  6. Giants and Leper
  7. Horse in Sky
  8. Father in Sky
  9. Cure Father’s Feet
  10. Counting Seeds
  11. Needle in Pond
  12. Dig a Well
  13. Dipper in Air
  14. Arrow in Air
  15. Race up Hill
  16. Horsemanship
  17. Tree as Belt
  18. Thresh Millet with Penis
  19. Harvesting Palm Nuts
  20. Cure Blindness and Lameness
  21. The Smallest
  22. Crafty Man and Woman
  23. Three Fools
  24. Two Fools
  25. Greedies Butcher Cow
  26. Greedies Divide Bean
  27. Greedy is Buried
  28. Overeating and Oversleeping
  29. Sleeping Contest
  30. Greatest Memory: It is Sweet
  31. Eating Own Head
  32. Tug of War
  33. Thieves Steal from Each Other
  34. Thieves Disclaim Stealing
  35. Thieves in Pit
  36. Mirror, etc
  37. Repairing an Egg
  38. Repairing Boat
  39. Rescue from Eagle (Lion, Snake)
  40. Rescue from Crocodile (Hippopotamus)
  41. Where is Father?
  42. Drinking River Dry
  43. Escape with Sweetheart
  44. Rescue by Liar, etc
  45. Hunter Saved by Animals
  46. Recovering Cattle
  47. Poisoned Food in Sky
  48. Dog Finds Ring
  49. Animal Language
  50. Grateful Animals
  51. Boy and Lion Cub
  52. Leopard Eats Child
  53. Frog’s Two Wives
  54. War of Birds and Beasts
  55. Alternate House-building
  56. Chain of Accidents
  57. Fire and Water
  58. Two Seasons
  59. Canoe and Paddle
  60. Canoe and Drum
  61. Mortar and Canoe
  62. Mortar and Climbing Belt
  63. Garden Knife and Axe
  64. Pitfall and Spikes
  65. Net and Legs
  66. Manioc and Banana
  67. Manioc and Plantain
  68. Oil Palm and Raffia Palm
  69. Bofumbo Tree and Parasol Tree
  70. Tree Parts
  71. Two Hands
  72. Hand and Mouth
  73. Foot and Stomach
  74. Body Parts
  75. House Parts
  76. Dividing Bread
  77. Worship Two Gods
  78. What’s in a Name?
  79. Shooting Mosquitoes
  80. Mother-in-Law in Well
  81. Break the Old Lady’s Jaw
  82. Rescue Mother-in-Law?
  83. Death or Mother-in-Law
  84. The Missing Eye
  85. Knock Out Father’s Eye
  86. Knife to Father-in-Law
  87. Left Unconscious
  88. Crazy Client
  89. Smoking Husband’s Corpse
  90. Cutting Husband’s Throat
  91. Thieves Reveal Secret
  92. Barrel of Money
  93. Snake in Belly
  94. Fishbone in Throat
  95. Pregnant Woman Falls from Tree
  96. Lover Killed
  97. Debt Collector
  98. Look-alike Friends
  99. Abducted Bride
  100. Foot in Water
  101. Lie under Leopard
  102. Caught by Hair
  103. Sons or Daughters
  104. Sacrifice Lizard
  105. Part River with Child
  106. Adulterer
  107. Shoot Banana Leaves
  108. Spear through Chief
  109. Spear through Animal
  110. Pinch Brother’s Neck
  111. Senior Son Succeeds
  112. Loyal Son Succeeds
  113. Dispensing Justice
  114. Fall into Latrine
  115. Slave in Latrine
  116. Slave on Farm
  117. Slave on Farm to Widow
  118. Child Born on Farm
  119. Abandoned Farm
  120. Tobacco in Mouth
  121. The First Smoke
  122. Girl from Ashes
  123. Girl from Pool
  124. Carving a Wife
  125. Cloth for Woman
  126. Deaf and Blind
  127. Woman in Trap
  128. Food for Hunter
  129. House or Food
  130. Four Bad Cooks
  131. Naked Prince
  132. Choosing a Wife
  133. Choosing a Husband
  134. Showing her Love
  135. Raising Grain
  136. Arrowhead
  137. Blowgun and Arrows
  138. Dividing a Hare
  139. Who Owns the Pig?
  140. Who Owns the Leopard?
  141. Trapping a Leopard
  142. Sharing the Game
  143. Dog Finds Ivory
  144. Wealth from Termite Hill
  145. Horses from Gourd
  146. Village from Gourd
  147. Village from Egg
  148. Village from Snake
  149. Perverse Brother
  150. Chicken Finds Gold
  151. Reward for Clothing
  152. Wife Doesn’t Scold
  153. Food under Bowl
  154. Buying a Sun
  155. Snorer and Singer
  156. Don’t Steal or Waken
  157. Charm for Wealth
  158. Cure for Blindness
  159. Cure for Impotence
  160. Knocked with Baobab
  161. Husband’s Rough Buttocks
  162. Father Takes Son’s Bridges
  163. Deer Escapes
  164. Fouls His Trousers
  165. Sleep with Corpse
  166. Blind Man’s Proposition
  167. Four Lovers
  168. Revenge on Chief
  169. References
  170. Biographical Note
  171. Ethnic Index