African Folk Tales

Entertaining collection of 18 stories handed down from generation to generation among African tribal cultures. Includes "The Magic Crocodile," a whimsical tale of a reptile with strange powers, and "The Hare and the Crownbird," the story of a feathered friend's reward for its acts of kindness. Features 19 lively illustrations.

The Tortoise and the Leopard
The Story of a Farmer and Four Hyenas
The Greedy but Cunning Tortoise
A She-goat and her Children
The Boy in the Drum
Adamu's Mountain
The Man with Seven Dogs
The Story of Muhammadu
"A Hunter, when the World began"
"Koba, the Hunter who stopped Hunting"
A Rich Man and his Goat
The Story of Mullum the Soldier
A Good Fortune in Camels
The Fisherman and the Ring
The Magic Crocodile
The Contest between Fire and Rain
The Hare and the Crownbird
The Medicine for Getting a Son