num_pages: 138
description: A collection of nineteen folk stories from the Fon people of Benin, about orphans and twins with magical associations, spirits, animals, royalty, and farmers.
language: English
title: Why Goats Smell Bad and Other Stories from Benin
titlecomplete: Why Goats Smell Bad and Other Stories from Benin
genres: 20th Century, Benin, Fiction, Short Stories, Africa
ratings_count: 47
places: Dahomey, Benin
publisher: Linnet Books