"A collection of twenty-five folk tales from the oral tradition of Africa, many involving native animals such as the python or crocodile. Includes music for songs found in the stories."--

The lion on the path -- The snake who bit a girl -- Nyangara, the python -- Tsimbarumé, the hardened bachelor -- Kamiyo of the river -- Rabbit, Elephant, and Hippopotamus -- Rabbit and Lion -- The bird of the valley -- Mapandangare, the great baboon -- The man who turned into a hyaena [hyena] -- The grandmother and the crocodile -- The girl who forgot her hoe -- The water sprite -- The girl on the rock -- Rabbit and Tortoise -- The magic herdboy -- The girl on the hill -- The delicate daughter -- Chief Above and Chief Below -- The girl and the crocodile -- The three sisters and the cannibals -- Rabbit at the water hole -- The cat who came indoors -- The woman and the mouse -- Sakunaka, the handsome young man