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South African Folk-Tales

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James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales translated from Afrikaans, along with some stories that he remembers hearing as a child. For a list of sources, see the back of the book; the list of sources is not included in this recording. There are San stories, along with Khoekhoe stories, as well as some stories from Bantu traditions of southern Africa. The focus is on animal stories, including many stories about the trickster jackal. - Summary by Laura Gibbs (2 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Introduction

8:22

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Hottentots and Bushmen

1:39

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The Lost Message

3:40

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The Monkey's Fiddle

4:49

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The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackal

3:05

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The Jackal and the Wolf

1:57

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A Jackal and a Wolf

0:52

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The Lion, the Jackal, and the Man

3:33

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The World's Reward

5:35

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The Lion and Jackal

9:14

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Tink-tinkje

3:25

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The Lion and Jackal

3:11

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Lion and Jackal

5:07

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The Hunt of Lion and Jackal

2:18

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Story of Lion and Little Jackal

5:39

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The Lioness and the Ostrich

2:14

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Crocodile's Treason

9:23

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The Story of a Dam

6:48

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The Dance for Water or Rabbit's Triumph

5:17

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Jackal and Monkey

3:10

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Lion's Share

4:36

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Jackal's Bride

2:01

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The Story of Hare

7:38

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The White Man and Snake

3:08

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Cloud-Eating

1:25

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Lion's Illness

1:29

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Jackal, Dove, and Heron

2:11

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Cock and Jackal

1:01

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Elephant and Tortoise

4:29

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Tortoises Hunting Ostriches

1:09

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The Judgment of Baboon

3:12

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Lion and Baboon

1:28

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The Zebra Stallion

1:44

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When Lion Could Fly

2:00

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Lion Who Thought Him Self Wiser Than His Mother

3:11

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Lion Who Took a Woman's Shape

8:40

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Why Has Jackal a Long, Black Stripe on His Back?

0:58

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Horse Cursed by Sun

1:10

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Lion's Defeat

1:39

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The Origin of Death

5:10

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