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Black Folk Tales

Name: Black Folk Tales
Author: Erick Berry

Erick Berry

Read by laurakgibbs · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Foreword (2:43)
The Story of Solomon and the Birds (4:27)
The Town Where No One Slept (4:39)
The Spider and the Two Chiefs (6:49)
Why the Hartebeest Always Has Tears in His Eyes (2:51)
Why the Owl Flies Only at Night (2:02)
The Water of Ladi (5:04)
The Goat and the Hyena (2:57)
The Magpies and the Greedy Spider (2:47)
The Maiden and the Sarakin Pumpkin (3:23)
The Lion and the Squirrel (3:06)
Another Story of the Spider (5:28)
The Ram and the Youngest Son (7:01)
The Lazy Frog (1:40)