Friday, September 23, 2016

Reading Notes A: Nigerian Folk Stories

From: Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria by Elphinstone Dayrell
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Calabar
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The Pretty Stranger who Killed the King
-Mbotu king of Calabar
-many enemies
-witch turned herself into beautiful woman
-killed king
-all ended up dying bc their leader was dead
** competition

Why The Bat Flies by Night
-bat and rat
-rat jumped into hot water and died
-rat hid

Disobedient Daughter
-didnt want to marry man
-skull borrowed parts from friends
-friends took back parts
-crossed into spirit world

King Who Married the Cock's Daughter
-250 wives
-only liked her
-died of heartbreak

Woman, Ape, the Child
-Hunter used animal skins for products to sell
-jealous of baby
-wanted to kill the ape
-killed baby, wife

Fish and leopards wife
-fish fell in love with leop wife
-had an affair
-banned to the water

Worms live under the ground
-king always talked poorly about worms
-fight vs ants
-ants won

Elephant and Tortoise
-elephant had proportionate eyes
-tortoise popped out elephants eye
-got eyes from worm

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