Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jan 30, 2024

In Category - Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Authors: Alphonso Orenzo Stafford In Year : 1906

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

Preface
The Happy Age in the Animal World
The Squirrel and the Kingship
The Dog and the Kingship
The Dog and the Clever Rabbit
The Dog and the Leopard
The Cat and the Hen
The Cat, the Rat, and the Fox
Why the Cat Came to Man's House
The Rabbit and the Other Animals
The Rabbit and the Animal Wizard
The Rabbit and the Elephant
The Rabbit and the Alligator
The Wolf's Butter
The Rabbit Escapes the Wolf's Anger
The Rabbit and His Ears
The Rabbit and the Moon
Why the Goat Left the Jungle
The Frog and the Elephant
The Frog and the Leopard
The Jackal and the Leopard
The Jackal and the Heron
The Jackal and the Hyena
The Hyena's Spots
The Hyena's Punishment
The Wolf and His Two Dinners
The Sense of the Weasel
The Turtle, the Wolf, and the Hyena
The Home of the Rat
The Alligator and the Moor Hen
The Hawk and the Rooster
The Owl and His Friends
The Rival Roosters
The Monkey Finds Worry
Jan the Animal Judge

A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in elementary school. By combining African and Diaspora stories together in a single collection, Stafford sought to demonstrate the storytelling continuity between African cultures and African American culture in the United States. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc. - Summary by Laura Gibbs