Translator's Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xi
4. Translator's Introduction xv
5. The Tales
6. 1. The Giant Bird Mothemelle 3
7. 2. Wolf and Jackal and the Beautiful Girl 12
8. 3. The Outcast 17
9. 4. Fenya-fenyane 23
10. 5. Hen, Hawk, and the Needle 37
11. 6. Roaqo, the Woman Who Ate People 42
12. 7. Tortoise and Dove 50
13. 8. The Guilty Woman 53
14. 9. Monyohe, the Great Snake of the Deep Waters 58
15. 10. Maliane and the Water Snake 71
16. 11. Molaetsane 78
17. 12. Obe, the Monster of the Dark Canyon 84
18. 13. The Dove, the Heron, and Jackal 92
19. 14. The Mother-in-Law and the Clear Water 96
20. 15. The Milk Tree 105
21. 16. Jackal and Hen 115
22. 17. The Whirlwind and the Land of the Half-men 118
23. 18. Nanabolele, Who Shines in the Night 124
24. 19. Sheep and Baboon 132
25. 20. The Woman with the Big Thumbnail 136
26. 21. Tsananapa 142
27. 22. Masilo, Masilonyane, and the Old Woman 146
28. 23. The Bride of Chief Bulane 152
29. Appendix: Index of motifs, of tale types, and comparable . African folktales 165
30. Bibliography 175