Arnott, Kathleen <br/><br/>
African myths and legends/ 
Kathleen Arnott  ; Retold by Kathleen Arnott ; illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe 
 - Reprinted 
 - 212 pages :illustrations ;22 cm. 
 - Oxford myths and legends. .
 - Oxford myths and legends. .
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references.  Why the dog is the friend of man -- The man who learned  the language of the animals -- Tortoise and the lizard --  The rubber man -- Tortoise and the baboon -- Spider and  the lion -- Thunder and lightning -- Why the crab has no  head or how the first river was made -- A test of skill -- The tale of the superman -- Why the bush-fowl calls at  dawn and why flies buzz -- Spider and squirrel -- Unanana  and the elephant -- Spider’s web -- The magic horns --  Snake magic -- Hare and the corn bins -- What the squirrel saw -- Hare and the hyena -- The calabash children -- The  blacksmith’s dilemma -- The magic drum -- Why the sun and  moon live in the sky -- The monkey’s heart -- The children who lived in a tree-house -- Why the bat flies at night -- Tug of war -- The discontented fish -- Hallabau’s jealousy -- Goto, King of the land and the water -- The singing  drum and the mysterious pumpkin -- The snake chief -- The  two brothers -- Fereyel and Debbo Engal the witch. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192741438 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tales -- Africa <br/>Mythology, African <br/>Children’s short stories in English, 1945- -- Texts
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.20967  /  AR.A