Southern Nigerian Folk Stories
Forty historical English retellings from Dayrell’s 1910 collection, explicitly contextualized as a colonial-era source.
40 items
How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe Lucky Fisherman
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle)
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexConcerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexOf the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexThe 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.
Fable · Story · Keyword indexWhy 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.