South-African Folk-Tales
"South-African Folk-Tales" by James A. Honeÿ is a collection of traditional stories that delve into the folklore of South Africa, reflecting a narrative style likely formed in the early 20th century. The tales centralize animal characters such as Jackal, Lion, and Hyena, exploring various...
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Salt Lake City, UT :
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2011
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Table of Contents:
- Origin of the difference in modes of life between Hottentots and Bushmen
- The lost message
- The Monkey's fiddle
- The Tiger, the Ram, and the Jackal
- The Jackal and the Wolf
- A Jackal and a Wolf
- The Lion, the Jackal, and the Man
- The world's reward
- The Lion and the Jackal
- Tink-tinkje
- The Lion and Jackal
- The Lion and Jackal
- The hunt of Lion and Jackal
- The story of Lion and Little Jackal
- The Lioness and the Ostrich
- Crocodile's treason
- The story of a dam
- The dance for water, or Rabbit's triumph
- Jackal and Monkey
- Lion's share
- Jackal's bride
- The story of Hare
- The white man and Snake
- Another version of the same fable
- Cloud eating
- Lion's illness
- Jackal, Dove, and Heron
- Cock and Jackal
- Elephant and Tortoise
- Another version of the same fable
- Tortoise hunting Ostriches
- The judgment of Baboon
- Lion and baboon
- The Zebra StalLion
- When Lion could fly
- Lion who thought himself wiser than his mother
- Lion who took a Woman's shape
- Why has Jackal a long black stripe on his back?
- Horse cursed by Sun
- Lion's defeat
- The origin of death
- Another version of the same fable
- A third version of the same fable
- A fourth version of the same fable
- A Zulu version of the legend of the "origin of death"
- Literature on South-African folk-lore.