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Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Ekpo and Etim were half-brothers, that is to say they had the same mother, but different fathers. Their mother first o…
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Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Very many years ago, before the oldest man alive at the present time can remember, the towns of Ikom, Okuni, Abijon, I…
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Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
In the olden days there were no hooks or casting nets, so that when the natives wanted to catch fish they made baskets…
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Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
In the beginning of the world when the Creator had made men and women and the animals, they all lived together in the …
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Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
When Ambo was king of Calabar, the elephant was not only a very big animal, but he had eyes in proportion to his immen…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
The bush cow and the elephant were always bad friends, and as they could not settle their disputes between themselves,…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
When Adiaha Umo was Queen of Calabar, being very rich and hospitable, she used to give big feasts to all the domestic …
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
When Eyo III. was ruling over all men and animals, he had a very big palaver house to which he used to invite his subj…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Okun Archibong was one of King Archibong's slaves, and lived on a farm near Calabar. He was a hunter, and used to kill…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
There was once a king who was very powerful. He had great influence over the wild beasts and animals. Now the tortoise…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
In the olden days there was a very fine young hen who lived with her parents in the bush.
One day a hawk was hovering …
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Old Town, Calabar, once had a king called Essiya, who, like most of the Calabar kings in the olden days, was rich and …
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Many years ago there was a great famine throughout the land, and all the people were starving. The yam crop had failed…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
A chief of Inde named Inkita had a son named Ayong Kita, whose mother had died at his birth.
The old chief was a hunte…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
There was once a very beautiful girl called Akim. She was a native of Ibibio, and the name was given to her on account…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Eyamba I. of Calabar was a very powerful king. He fought and conquered all the surrounding countries, killing all the …
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Dayrell (colonial-era English retelling) · 尼日利亚南部民间传统（1910年英文采录本）
Ansa was King of Calabar for fifty years. He had a very faithful cat as a housekeeper, and a rat was his house-boy. Th…
Project Gutenberg · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa · Elphinstone Dayrell