Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

Author: Elphinstone Dayrell

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9361424009

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The book “Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa” is a Folk tales written by Elphinstone Dayrell. Elphinstone Dayrell, a British colonial administrator, collected and preserved conventional folks tales from Southern Nigeria. "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa" is a complicated web of oral traditions that captures the spirit of Nigerian tradition. The paintings of literature contain a huge range of folks stories, myths, and legends handed down over ages in Nigeria.Dayrell's paintings are an exquisite useful resource for gaining knowledge of approximately Southern Nigeria's oral literature and cultural records.These human beings's recollections mirror the attitudes, behaviors, and values of numerous Nigerian groups. The testimonies have appealing characters consisting of foxy animals, supernatural beings, and courageous men. Morality, bravery, consciousness, and deception are key topics in these tales, which educate listeners and readers vital instructions. Dayrell efficaciously portrays Southern Nigeria's numerous landscapes and traditions. The work of literature preserves actual folklore, so assisting to preserve Nigeria's cultural historical history for future generations. Each narrative offers insight into the Nigerian humans's ideas and creativity, as well as their many cultural affects.

The Female King of Colonial Nigeria
The Female King of Colonial Nigeria

Author: Nwando Achebe

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2011-02-21

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0253222486

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While providing critical perspectives on women, gender, sex and sexuality, and the colonial encounter, she considers how it was possible for this woman to take on the office and responsibilities of a traditionally male role.

Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa (Classic Reprint)
Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa (Classic Reprint)

Author: Elphinstone Dayrell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780365468790

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Excerpt from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa Frorifzkpz'ece from a Drawing in C 5] Major G. M. DE L. Dayrell page Introduction The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter II. How a Hunter Obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them III. The Woman with two Skins The King's Magic Drum V. I uen and the King' 8 Wife VI. Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King VII. Why the Bat fires by Night VIII. The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull IX. The King who Married the Cock's Daughter X. Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child The Fish and The Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water XII. Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime XIII. Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant has Small Eyes Why a Hawk kills Chickens XVI. Why the Sun and the Moon live In the Sky XVII. Why the Flies Bother the Cows XVIII. Why the Cat kills Rats XIX. The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa
Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa

Author: Elphinstone Dayrell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 9781330206959

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Excerpt from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa Many years ago a book on the Folk-Tales of the Eskimo was published, and the editor of The Academy (Dr. Appleton) told one of his minions to send it to me for revision. By mischance it was sent to an eminent expert in Political Economy, who, never suspecting any error, took the book for the text of an interesting essay on the economics of "the blameless Hyperboreans." Mr. Dayrell's "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria" appeal to the anthropologist within me, no less than to the lover of what children and older people call "Fairy Tales." The stories are full of mentions of strange institutions, as well as of rare adventures. I may be permitted to offer some running notes and comments on this mass of African curiosities from the crowded lumber-room of the native mind. I. The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter. - The story, like the tales of the dark native tribes of Australia, rises from that state of fancy by which man draws (at least for purposes of fiction) no line between himself and the lower animals. Why should not the fair heroine, Adet, daughter of the tortoise, be the daughter of human parents? The tale would be none the less interesting, and a good deal more credible to the mature intelligence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.