Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2010-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 326 Dayrell, Elphinstone 1869 1917 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Stories_from_Southern_Nigeria Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa" by Elphinstone Dayrell is a collection of traditional folktales written in the early 20th century. It comprises various stories that reflect the rich cultural heritage and moral lessons of the people of Southern Nigeria. The tales feature characters from local folklore, including wise animals like the tortoise and powerful kings, each with their own unique adventures and lessons to impart about life, love, and moral values. The beginning of the collection introduces readers to the story of "The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter," wherein a king, infatuated by beauty, enacts a cruel law that threatens families if their daughters surpass his son's wives in beauty. The tale follows the tortoise and his daughter, Adet, who captures the prince's eye. The narrative unfolds with themes of cleverness, familial love, and the subversion of oppressive laws, ultimately culminating in the tortoise attaining wealth and status through the marriage of his beautiful daughter to the prince, despite the treacherous beginnings. This opening sets the tone for a series of interconnected tales that explore various facets of human and animal relationships in a vibrant cultural context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34655/34655-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tales -- Nigeria, Southern Folklore -- Nigeria, Southern GR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 284399 2025-07-14T07:28:33.155924 text/html 283885 2010-12-14T13:38:24 text/html 255352 2025-07-14T07:28:37.231912 application/epub+zip 256328 2025-07-14T07:28:33.855951 application/epub+zip 169307 2025-07-14T07:28:33.496932 application/epub+zip 374511 2025-07-14T07:28:40.140924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325453 2025-07-14T07:28:36.851925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238902 2022-09-16T04:21:29.930854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254676 2025-07-14T07:28:32.632948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254526 2010-12-14T13:38:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254527 2010-12-14T13:38:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21600 2025-07-14T07:28:40.279909 application/rdf+xml 21087 2025-07-14T07:28:33.578932 image/jpeg 2738 2025-07-14T07:28:33.538925 image/jpeg 88128 2010-12-14T13:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 236279 2010-12-14T13:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 88094 2010-12-14T13:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 237664 2025-07-14T07:28:33.180941 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia