Cameroonian Folktales — 83 Stories

• The Sacred Forests of the Bakossi
• The Ngondo Water Ceremony
• The Keeper of the Royal Drum of Bafut
• The Great Canoes of the Wouri
• The Festival of the Elephant Masks
• The Iron Masters of the Mandara Hills
• The Great Market of Maroua
• The Counsel of the Bamum Queen Mother
• The Night Market Where Humans Trade with Spirits
• The Woman Who Refused to Leave the Spirit World
• The Man Who Heard Animals Speaking About Him
• The Skull That Testified Against Its Killer
• The Hunter and the Forest Spirits
• The Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky
• How Pride Destroyed Paradise
• The Wise Chief of Isangele
• Why There Are Different Races on Earth
• The Men Who Sought for Death
• Cheche the Baby-Minder
• The Magical Hunting Dog
• The Sacred Door Mystery
• The Tale of Two Wives Test.
• The Secret Keeper\’s Doom
• How the Tortoise Covered His Ignorance
• How the Fang Forest Resolved a Question as to Age
• How the Forest Animals Learned the Meaning of Abundance
• How Forest Animals Learned the True Meaning of an Oath
• The Treachery of Tortoise
• How One Action Sparked a Series of Events in the Fang Forest
• A Question of Right of Inheritance
• The Clever Parrot Standing on One Leg
• The Clever Monkey of the Fang Forest
• The Power of Truth in Fang Folklore
• The Sun\’s Abandoned Wife
• Which is the Better Hunter, an Eagle or a Leopard?
• The Outcast Who Saved a Village
• The Shape-Shifting Mother
• The Vengeful Friends, A Cycle of Cruelty
• The Selfish Mother: A Folktale of Greed
• The Man with the Long Throat
• Union Is Strength,United We Stand
• Funyi\’s Quest: The Orphan\’s Journey
• The Orphan\’s Sky Dance
• Mbaka and the Magic Ring
• The Greedy Woman and Fish Spirits
• Makuchi and the Head without the body
• Pride Before the Fall
• The Kind Sister\’s Reward
• The Boy Who Wouldn\’t Listen
• Mother\’s Magic from the Grave
• The Lost Dish: An African Folktale
• The Boys and the Magic Pots
• The Terror of the Forest
• Clever Child Outwits King
• The Hare and Tortoise Race
• Tiger Kills His Mother
• Monkey Outsmarts Leopard
• Why Bees Sting Those Who Judge Others
• Why Tortoise Has a Cracked Shell
• Why Cats Hunt Rats Forever
• Why Pigs Root in the Earth
• Hawk and Hen\’s Broken Friendship
• Why Bats Avoid Sunlight
• The Animals War with Humans
• The Treachery of Tortoise
• The Dove\’s Double Oath
• The Hunter and Bwinge
• How Tortoise Solved the Age Riddle
• Tortoise Covers His Ignorance
• The Sparrow and the Parrot
• Njaku the Elephant and Koho the Parrot
• Unyunge the Shrew Mouse and Po the Lemur
• The Eagle and Leopard Hunting Contest
• Ngiya and Ingenda in the Forest of Truth
• The Elephant and the Ant
• Why the Dog and Cat Are Enemies
• The Chameleon and the Lizard
• Why the Crab Lives in Water
• Ngomba\’s Kindness
• How the Leopard Got His Spots
• The Greedy Hunter\’s Curse
• Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
• Why the Bat Hides in the Day