Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales


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Robert Nassau spent four decades as a medical missionary in Africa, arriving at Corisco Island, now part of Equatorial Guinea, in 1861; he also worked in the regions now known as Gabon and Cameroon. This book contains 61 folktales (some in multiple versions) that Nassau collected during his career in Africa: 16 stories from Mpongwe storytellers in Gabon, 34 stories from Benga storytellers in Equatorial Guinea, and 11 stories from Fang storytellers in Cameroon, all of which Nassau translated into English. For each story there is a list of the cast of animal characters, which provides the Mpongwe, Benga, and Fang names for each animal character. (Summary by Laura Gibbs) (9 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Preface 7:00 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 1. Do Not Trust your Friend 14:04 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 2. Leopard's Hunting-Camp 18:56 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 3. Tests of Death (version 1) 3:20 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 3. Tests of Death (version 2) 8:30 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 4. Tasks Done for a Wife 17:56 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 5. A Tug-of-War 10:41 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 6. Agenda: Rat's Play on a Name 17:21 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 7. Nuts are Eaten Because of Angangwe 10:18 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 8. Who Are Crocodile's Relatives? 3:11 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 9. Who Is King of Birds? 9:05 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 10. Njiwo Died of Sleep 3:38 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 11. Which is the Fattest: Manatus, Hog, or Oyster? 5:53 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 12. Why Mosquitoes Buzz 2:12 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 13. Unkind Criticism 3:46 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 14. The Suitors of Princess Gorilla 8:06 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 15. Leopard of the Fine Skin 21:44 Read by laurakgibbs
Mpongwe Tale 16. Why the Plantain-Stalk Bears But One Bunch 4:44 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 1. Swine Talking 3:14 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 2. Crocodile 1:55 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 3. Origin of the Elephant 4:59 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 4. Leopard's Marriage Journey 27:19 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 5. Tortoise in a Race 7:49 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 6. Goat's Tournament 3:13 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 7. Why Goats Became Domestic 6:56 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 8. Iguana's Forked Tongue 8:07 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 9. What Caused their Deaths? 5:46 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 10. A Quarrel about Seniority 9:38 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 11. The Magic Drum 20:21 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 12. The Lies of Tortoise 13:01 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 13. Death Begins by Some One Person 5:50 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 14. Tortoise and the Bojabi Tree 12:12 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 15. The Suitors of Njambo's Daughter 13:36 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 16. Tortoise, Dog, Leopard, and the Njabi Fruit 13:05 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 17. A Journey for Salt 10:20 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 18. A Plea for Mercy 9:04 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 19. The Deceptions of Tortoise 14:15 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 20. Leopard's Hunting Companions 9:39 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 21. Is the Bat a Bird or a Beast? 5:47 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 22. Dog and his Human Speech (version 1) 7:36 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 22. Dog and his Human Speech (version 2) 12:01 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 23. The Savior of the Animals 8:35 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 24. Origin of the Ivory Trade (version 1) 17:36 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 24. Origin of the Ivory Trade (version 2) 12:33 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 25. Dog and His False Friend Leopard 7:24 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 26. A Trick for Vengeance 7:21 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 27. Not My Fault! 1:44 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 28. Do Not Impose on the Weak 4:59 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 29. Borrowed Clothes 2:18 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 30. The Story of a Panic 3:45 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 31. A Family Quarrel 2:08 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 32. The Giant Goat 11:56 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 33. The Fights of Mbuma-Tyetye 44:46 Read by laurakgibbs
Benga Tale 34. A Snake's Skin Looks Like a Snake 9:41 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 1. Candor 3:45 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 2. Which is the Better Hunter, an Eagle or a Leopard? 1:21 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 3. A Lesson in Evolution 1:57 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 4. Parrot Standing on One Leg 3:30 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 5. A Question of Right of Inheritance 2:02 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 6. Tortoise Covers His Ignorance 1:46 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 7. A Question as to Age 2:46 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 8. Abundance 2:55 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 9. An Oath: With a Mental Reservation 3:33 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 10. The Treachery of Tortoise 3:30 Read by laurakgibbs
Fang Tale 11. A Chain of Circumstances 4:44 Read by laurakgibbs