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African Trail - Folk Tales
Selection of African folktales cross-referenced to other cultures using motif and type classification, prepared by Colleen Matthews.

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
By Elphinstone Dayrell (1910), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Hausa Folklore
Collected by R. Sutherland Rattray (1913), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Kaffir Folk-Lore: A Selection from the Traditional Tales Current Among the People Living on the Eastern Border of the Cape Colony
Xhosa folk tales by George McCall Theal (1886), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

South-African Folk-Tales
By James A. Honeij (1910), e-text from the Internet Sacred Texts Archive.

Specimens of Bushman Folkore
By W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd (1911), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Bura Folktales
Folktales from the Bura in Northern Nigeria from missionary Albert Helser's 1930 book on his teacher experiences.

Folktales: The Feast
An African folktale about Dukufruoko (Turtle), told by Oni.

Motherland Nigeria Stories
Collection of Nigerian and other African folktales listed by theme.

African Writers Index: Oral literature
Overview articles and links pertaining to traditional African oral literature.


Arts: Literature: Myths and Folktales: Myths: African
Arts: Literature: World Literature: African





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