African Dilemma Tales
Höfundur:
William Bascom (Útgáfa: 1)
Kaup valmöguleikar
Nánar um bókina
- De Gruyter
- 9783110873535
- 9789027975096
- Page Fidelity (PDF)
- 1
- William Bascom
- English
- 2011-04-20
- 100
- 2
- 2
Kaflar
- General Editor’s Preface
- African Dilemma Tales
- Cross River Smoke, etc
- Shoot Arrow through Rock
- Catch Arrow in Flight
- Giants and Leper
- Horse in Sky
- Father in Sky
- Cure Father’s Feet
- Counting Seeds
- Needle in Pond
- Dig a Well
- Dipper in Air
- Arrow in Air
- Race up Hill
- Horsemanship
- Tree as Belt
- Thresh Millet with Penis
- Harvesting Palm Nuts
- Cure Blindness and Lameness
- The Smallest
- Crafty Man and Woman
- Three Fools
- Two Fools
- Greedies Butcher Cow
- Greedies Divide Bean
- Greedy is Buried
- Overeating and Oversleeping
- Sleeping Contest
- Greatest Memory: It is Sweet
- Eating Own Head
- Tug of War
- Thieves Steal from Each Other
- Thieves Disclaim Stealing
- Thieves in Pit
- Mirror, etc
- Repairing an Egg
- Repairing Boat
- Rescue from Eagle (Lion, Snake)
- Rescue from Crocodile (Hippopotamus)
- Where is Father?
- Drinking River Dry
- Escape with Sweetheart
- Rescue by Liar, etc
- Hunter Saved by Animals
- Recovering Cattle
- Poisoned Food in Sky
- Dog Finds Ring
- Animal Language
- Grateful Animals
- Boy and Lion Cub
- Leopard Eats Child
- Frog’s Two Wives
- War of Birds and Beasts
- Alternate House-building
- Chain of Accidents
- Fire and Water
- Two Seasons
- Canoe and Paddle
- Canoe and Drum
- Mortar and Canoe
- Mortar and Climbing Belt
- Garden Knife and Axe
- Pitfall and Spikes
- Net and Legs
- Manioc and Banana
- Manioc and Plantain
- Oil Palm and Raffia Palm
- Bofumbo Tree and Parasol Tree
- Tree Parts
- Two Hands
- Hand and Mouth
- Foot and Stomach
- Body Parts
- House Parts
- Dividing Bread
- Worship Two Gods
- What’s in a Name?
- Shooting Mosquitoes
- Mother-in-Law in Well
- Break the Old Lady’s Jaw
- Rescue Mother-in-Law?
- Death or Mother-in-Law
- The Missing Eye
- Knock Out Father’s Eye
- Knife to Father-in-Law
- Left Unconscious
- Crazy Client
- Smoking Husband’s Corpse
- Cutting Husband’s Throat
- Thieves Reveal Secret
- Barrel of Money
- Snake in Belly
- Fishbone in Throat
- Pregnant Woman Falls from Tree
- Lover Killed
- Debt Collector
- Look-alike Friends
- Abducted Bride
- Foot in Water
- Lie under Leopard
- Caught by Hair
- Sons or Daughters
- Sacrifice Lizard
- Part River with Child
- Adulterer
- Shoot Banana Leaves
- Spear through Chief
- Spear through Animal
- Pinch Brother’s Neck
- Senior Son Succeeds
- Loyal Son Succeeds
- Dispensing Justice
- Fall into Latrine
- Slave in Latrine
- Slave on Farm
- Slave on Farm to Widow
- Child Born on Farm
- Abandoned Farm
- Tobacco in Mouth
- The First Smoke
- Girl from Ashes
- Girl from Pool
- Carving a Wife
- Cloth for Woman
- Deaf and Blind
- Woman in Trap
- Food for Hunter
- House or Food
- Four Bad Cooks
- Naked Prince
- Choosing a Wife
- Choosing a Husband
- Showing her Love
- Raising Grain
- Arrowhead
- Blowgun and Arrows
- Dividing a Hare
- Who Owns the Pig?
- Who Owns the Leopard?
- Trapping a Leopard
- Sharing the Game
- Dog Finds Ivory
- Wealth from Termite Hill
- Horses from Gourd
- Village from Gourd
- Village from Egg
- Village from Snake
- Perverse Brother
- Chicken Finds Gold
- Reward for Clothing
- Wife Doesn’t Scold
- Food under Bowl
- Buying a Sun
- Snorer and Singer
- Don’t Steal or Waken
- Charm for Wealth
- Cure for Blindness
- Cure for Impotence
- Knocked with Baobab
- Husband’s Rough Buttocks
- Father Takes Son’s Bridges
- Deer Escapes
- Fouls His Trousers
- Sleep with Corpse
- Blind Man’s Proposition
- Four Lovers
- Revenge on Chief
- References
- Biographical Note
- Ethnic Index