African Myths
Carter Woodson
Play
Length 3 h 50 min
Chapters 39
First published 1928
Story-telling in Africa is almost an institution. Certain persons, largely old omen, specialize in telling the youth interesting stories. Here and there are found professional story-tellers, those who go from place to place, devoting all of their time to this sort of occupation. They are the literary group of the tribe. They thus hand down to posterity the traditions of the fathers. - Summary by Carter Godwin Woodson
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by KirksVoice 3:21
2
Why the Sun Shines by Day and the Moon by Night Read by KirksVoice 6:37
3
How Animals Came into the World Read by KirksVoice 7:40
4
The Origin of Lake Tanganyika Read by KirksVoice 3:48
5
The Beginning of Death Read by KirksVoice 11:01
6
Why Children Belong to the Mother Read by KirksVoice 6:29
7
The Ingrate Read by KirksVoice 4:31
8
The Jealousy of the Blind Man Read by KirksVoice 2:30
9
The Race for a Wife Read by KirksVoice 2:21
10
The Deer and the Snail Read by KirksVoice 2:30
11
Ohia and his Sorrows Read by KirksVoice 9:00
12
Why Some Women Never Eat Mutton Read by KirksVoice 3:44
13
The Fairy Wife Read by KirksVoice 5:33
14
The Disobedient Daughter's Marriage Read by KirksVoice 6:00
15
Kindness Misunderstood Read by KirksVoice 2:16
16
The Dog and the Leopard Read by KirksVoice 5:25
17
How the Dog Became the Friend of Man Read by KirksVoice 3:16
18
The Cats and Fowls Read by KirksVoice 3:23
19
Why Chickens Live with Man Read by KirksVoice 6:22
20
Why the Hawk Catches Chickens Read by KirksVoice 3:49
21
The Fox and the Goat Read by KirksVoice 3:37
22
Why Goats Live with Man Read by KirksVoice 7:19
23
The Lion, the Leopard, and the Dog Read by KirksVoice 3:40
24
The Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat Read by KirksVoice 7:04
25
The Lioness and the Cow Read by KirksVoice 5:03
26
Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water Read by KirksVoice 3:32
27
Why the Bush Fowl Calls up the Dawn Read by KirksVoice 3:52
28
Why the Cat Catches Rats Read by KirksVoice 2:52
29
The Crocodile's Relatives Read by KirksVoice 3:11
30
The Reward for Honesty Read by KirksVoice 8:57
31
The Squirrel and the Spider Read by KirksVoice 4:30
32
The Toad and the Kite Read by KirksVoice 3:04
33
The Antelope and the Jackal Read by KirksVoice 9:15
34
The Leopard and the Hare Read by KirksVoice 7:05
35
The Rabbit and the Antelope Read by KirksVoice 6:33
36
Beware of Bad Company Read by KirksVoice 2:33
37
The Partnership of the Elephant and the Rabbit Read by KirksVoice 15:20
38
Three Rival Brothers Read by KirksVoice 3:08
39
The Legend of Ngurangurane Read by KirksVoice 27:29
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