Title: Hausa folktales from Niger /
Authors: Glew, Robert S.; Babalé, Chaibou.
Publisher: Ohio University Center for International Studies,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Hausa (African people) Folklore
Abstract: "The folktales in this volume were originally broadcast over Niger's national radio station La Voix du Sahel during the years 1988 and 1989. Two well-known storytellers with some twenty years of experience narrated the forty tales in this collection. Robert Glew has translated them with care into captivating English prose. Some of the tales operate in the animal world and are etiological in nature. Others deal with human beings and reflect the values and expected behavior of Hausa society. The storytellers employ reality and fantasy and they draw from a countless number of motifs and images to tell their stories." "There are no definitive versions of any tale. Rather, the stories are based upon motives that are popular in Hausa folklore, such as the importance of respecting one's elders, the need for trust, and the undesirability of greed, all of which meet with harsh consequences if ignored. The collection will be of interest to students of folklore, children's tales, and African oral tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Tales Told by Hadjia Angele -- The Tomcat and the Chicken -- The Hare and the Hyena -- The Dog and the Hyena -- The Donkey Who Pretended to Have Horns -- The Guinea Fowl, the Jackal, and the Vulture -- The Man and the Crocodile -- The Malam and the Jackal -- Gizo and the Hyena -- Gizo and the Lizard -- The Fulbe and the Dodo -- The Boy Who Killed a Dodo -- The Cruel Stepmother -- The Girl Who Married the King -- The King's Daughter Who Refused to Marry -- The Girl Who Saved the King's Son -- The Girl Who Married a Snake -- The Man and His Two Wives -- The Boy and His Sister -- The Boy Who Married the King's Wife -- The Boy and the Old Man -- The King's Son Who Refused to Pay -- The Man and His Charm -- The Importance of Reason -- Tales Told by Hadjia Rahamu -- The Hyena, the Dog, and Nose-of-Mud -- The Man and the Lioness -- The Fulbe and the Hyena -- Gizo, the Girl, and the Tailor -- Gizo and the Snake -- Daya and the Dodo -- The Girl Who Married a Dodo -- The Two Friends Who Married the King -- The Arab's Daughter and the King -- The Girl Who Betrayed Her Husband -- The Girl Who Became a Bird -- The Man Who Became King -- The Boy and the Spirit -- The Man Who Married a Donkey -- The Boy and the Witch -- Always-On-One's-Back -- The Boy and His Father.