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The Wolves and the Sheep
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolves and the Sheepdogs
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Woman and Her Hen
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Woman with Two Skins
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
The Æthiop
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Truth and the Traveler
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Why Dead People are Buried
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why a Hawk kills Chickens
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Bat flies by Night
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Cat kills Rats
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Flies Bother the Cows
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.