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Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

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Number of Chapters: 35

Length: 01 hour and 59 minutes

Language: English

A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in elementary school. By combining African and Diaspora stories together in a single collection, Stafford sought to demonstrate the storytelling continuity between African cultures and African American culture in the United States. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc. - Summary by Laura Gibbs

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Preface (laurakgibbs)
The Happy Age in the Animal World (laurakgibbs)
The Squirrel and the Kingship (laurakgibbs)
The Dog and the Kingship (laurakgibbs)
The Dog and the Clever Rabbit (laurakgibbs)
The Dog and the Leopard (laurakgibbs)
The Cat and the Hen (laurakgibbs)
The Cat, the Rat, and the Fox (laurakgibbs)
Why the Cat Came to Man's House (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and the Other Animals (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and the Animal Wizard (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and the Elephant (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and the Alligator (laurakgibbs)
The Wolf's Butter (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit Escapes the Wolf's Anger (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and His Ears (laurakgibbs)
The Rabbit and the Moon (laurakgibbs)
Why the Goat Left the Jungle (laurakgibbs)
The Frog and the Elephant (laurakgibbs)
The Frog and the Leopard (laurakgibbs)
The Jackal and the Leopard (laurakgibbs)
The Jackal and the Heron (laurakgibbs)
The Jackal and the Hyena (laurakgibbs)
The Hyena's Spots (laurakgibbs)
The Hyena's Punishment (laurakgibbs)
The Wolf and His Two Dinners (laurakgibbs)
The Sense of the Weasel (laurakgibbs)
The Turtle, the Wolf, and the Hyena (laurakgibbs)
The Home of the Rat (laurakgibbs)
The Alligator and the Moor Hen (laurakgibbs)
The Hawk and the Rooster (laurakgibbs)
The Owl and His Friends (laurakgibbs)
The Rival Roosters (laurakgibbs)
The Monkey Finds Worry (laurakgibbs)
Jan the Animal Judge (laurakgibbs)
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