West African Folk Tales


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 40 reviews)

A collection of folk tales mostly centered around Anansi. In West African lore Anansi is known as a trickster god, and is often depicted as either a spider, a human or a combination of both. Thus many of the stories are attempts by Anansi to trick others for his own gain. Other stories are about why certain animals act in certain ways. (Summary by Lizzie Driver) (2 hr 35 min)

Chapitres

How We Got the Name "Spider Tales" 3:39 Lu par Lizzie Driver
How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race 2:55 Lu par Lizzie Driver
Anansi and Nothing 4:18 Lu par roolynninms
Thunder and Anansi 6:53 Lu par Eva-Marie Quinones
Why the Lizard Moves his Head up and Down 6:55 Lu par Ezwa
Tit for Tat 5:11 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Why White Ants Always Harm Man's Property 4:24 Lu par Shurtagal
The Squirrel and the Spider 3:28 Lu par Esther
Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles 5:26 Lu par roolynninms
Why Spiders are Always Found in Corners 4:32 Lu par Esther
Anansi and the Blind Fisherman 2:30 Lu par Shurtagal
Adzanumee and her Mother 3:13 Lu par David Barnes
The Grinding-stone that Ground Flour by Itself 4:31 Lu par Esther
Morning Sunrise 2:29 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Why the Sea-turtle Beats its Breast 2:19 Lu par Tammi L. Coles
How Beasts and Serpents Came into the World 7:33 Lu par Lizzie Driver
Honourable Minu 2:44 Lu par Esther
Why the Moon and Stars Get Light from the Sun 5:21 Lu par Julian Jamison
Ohia and the Thieving Deer 9:31 Lu par Christabel
How the Tortoise got its Shell 3:45 Lu par Esther
The Hunter and the Tortoise 3:25 Lu par Eva-Marie Quinones
Kwofi and the Gods 2:16 Lu par Christabel
The Lion and the Wolf 2:28 Lu par Esther
Maku Mawu and Maku Fia 8:08 Lu par hefyd
The Robber and the Old Man 2:21 Lu par Esther
The Leopard and the Ram 3:44 Lu par Esther
Why the Leopard only Catches Prey on its Left 2:00 Lu par Christabel
Quarcoo Bah-Boni 8:57 Lu par hefyd
King Chameleon and the Animals 3:58 Lu par Tammi L. Coles
To Lose an Elephant for the Sake of a Wren 3:09 Lu par Christabel
The Ungrateful Man 3:54 Lu par Christabel
Why Tigers never Attack Men Unless they are Provoked 3:11 Lu par hefyd
The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles 6:55 Lu par hefyd
How Mushrooms First Grew 4:32 Lu par hefyd
Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies 5:21 Lu par hefyd

Critiques


(4 stars)

Interesting and unusual tales from Africa. Well read by various volunteers.

Good


(4 stars)

Nice to hear stories from my country!! Me and my sister and brother loved them very much!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

great stories


(4 stars)

Good stories. Some readers hard to understand though.