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Cover Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Preface Introduction

Part I. Tales of Wonder from the Great Ocean of Story INTRODUCTION DEMANE AND DEMAZANA THE PASSWORD THE THREE TESTS MONKEY STEALS A DRUM A MAN WHO COULD TRANSFORM HIMSELF TALE OF AN OLD WOMAN THE KING’S DAUGHTER WHO LOST HER HAIR PROFITABLE AMENDS THE MAN AND THE MUSKRAT THE HARE’S HOE WHY THE HARE RUNS AWAY THE TORTOISE AND THE FALCON RUBIYA THE FLYING LION A-MAN-AMONG-MEN A COMPETITION OF LIES Part II. Stories to Discuss and Even Argue About INTRODUCTION THE CONTEST OF RIDDLES LEOPARD, GOAT, AND YAM AN EYE FOR AN EYE? WONDROUS POWERS: MIRROR, SANDALS, AND A MEDICINE BAG THE DEVIL COMES BETWEEN THEM THE QUALITY OF FRIENDSHIP THE FOUR CHAMPIONS WHO SHOULD HE KILL? KILLING VIRTUE A SPIRITED CONTENDING LOVE CAUSED IT ALL KILLED FOR A HORSE THREE WIVES THE FIVE HELPERS MANY MIRACLES THEIR EYES CAME OUT HE STARVED HIS OWN THE SMART MAN AND THE FOOL FEMBAR’S CURIOSITY A FATHER’S ADVICE IS IT RIGHT THAT HE SHOULD BITE ME? TAKE ME CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY TIGER SLIGHTS THE TORTOISE THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THE DISOBEDIENT SISTERS RICH MAN, POOR MAN FINDERS KEEPERS THE LEOPARD WOMAN Part III. Tales of Trickster and Other Ridiculous Creatures: Tales to Entertain INTRODUCTION WHY MONKEYS LIVE IN TREES ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS WHY THE DOG ALWAYS CHASES OTHER ANIMALS THE STORY OF HLAKANYANA CURSING THE BIRDS SAVING THE RAIN STUFFING THE HYENA CUTTING THE ELEPHANT’S HIPS THE CLEVER WAKASANKE THE TRICKSTERS’ ENCOUNTER HOW SQUIRREL ROBBED RABBIT OF HIS TAIL VICTIMS OF VANITY DEATH BY BURNING THE ANT’S BURDEN THEIR SOFT CROWNS DISCOVERED THE PIG’S NOSE AND THE BABOON’S REAR ONE TRICK DESERVES ANOTHER THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY THE DOG EATS ALL THE ANTS NO LONGER FEAR THE COCK’S COMB HOW HONEY GUIDE CAME TO HAVE POWER OVER HONEY THE TRAPPER TRAPPED MEDICINE TO CATCH HIM FRIENDS FOR A TIME THE GREAT OVERLAND TREK THE SHUNDI AND THE COCK SPIDER OUTWITS THE RICH WOMAN SOFTLY, OVER THE HEAD OF THE GREAT TREACHERY REPAID THE GREAT DIKITHI THE WORK DONE BY ITSELF TWO FRIENDS FROM THEIR CHILDHOOD TALKING DRUMS DISCOVERED Part IV. Tales in Praise of Great Doings INTRODUCTION GASSIRE’S LUTE THE MWINDO EPIC Part V. Making a Way Through Life INTRODUCTION SALT, SAUCE, AND SPICE, ONION LEAVES, PEPPER, AND DRIPPINGS THE OLD WOMAN WITH SORES HOW IT PAYS SOMETIMES TO BE SMALL THE CLOTH OF PEMBE MIRUI THE WOOING BATTLE THE ORPHAN WITH THE CLOAK OF SKIN TUNGULULI AND THE MASTERS CHAMELEON INTO NEEDLE MOTHER COME BACK THE THREE SISTERS THE MESSENGER BIRD THE CHILD IN THE REEDS A WOMAN’S QUEST NEVER ASK ME ABOUT MY FAMILY A MAN MARRIES A LIONESS

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