Notes
Thirty animal folktales from all parts of Africa, with factual information about each animal following the stories. Includes glossary.
Serval and tortoise (Tswana story) -- How Serval got his spots (Ndebele fable) -- Facts about Servals -- Lion and caracal (Batonka story) -- Caracal, eland, and jackal (Bushman story) -- Facts about caracals -- Why mongooses kills snakes (Bushman legend) -- Why bats flies at night (Zulu story) -- Facts about mongooses -- Why aardvark lives underground (Shona story) -- Kindly aardvark (Kikuyu story) -- Facts about aardvarks -- Why pangolin has scales (story from the Angoni) -- Facts about pangolins -- Why porcupine has quills (Batonka story) -- Facts about porcupines -- Monkey's heart (story from the Swahili of east Africa) -- Why monkey's look like people (Shona fable) -- Facts about Vervet monkeys -- What squirrel saw (story from the Hambakushu) -- Squirrel and spider's web (Bushman story) -- Facts about squirrels -- Kudu and jackal go swimming (Swazi story) -- Kudu's wonderful horns (Hottentot tale) -- Facts about kudus -- Why bushbuck has a red coat (story from Herero) -- Facts about bushbucks -- Duiker saves chief Khama I (story from the Bamangwato) -- Facts about duikers -- When lion could fly (and why vultures scavenges) (Ancient Hottentot tale) -- Why there are cracks in tortoise's shell (story from the Barotse) -- Facts about vultures -- Why guinea fowls calls at dawn (and why flies buzz) (Ekoi tale) -- Facts about guinea fowls -- Honeyguide's revenge (tale from Ndebele) -- Birds' great race (story from Bushman) -- Facts about honeyguides -- Hare and the crocodile (Hambakushu legend) -- Facts about crocodiles -- Python saves the animals (Swazi story) -- Why python can shed his skin (tale from the Mende) -- Facts about pythons -- Chameleon and first man (story from the Ndebele) -- Chameleon and the greedy spider (Bushman legend) -- Facts about chameleons -- Why dung beetle is so strong (Batonka story) -- Dung beetle's burden (story from Ghana) -- Facts about dung beetles.
