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Traveling to Tondo

a tale of the Nkundo of Zaire
On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.
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Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain

a Nandi tale
A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain.
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Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain :

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
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Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain

a Nandi tale
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

Behind the back of the mountain

Ten folk legends from southern Africa include Hottentot, Zulu, and Bantu tales.

Who's in Rabbit's house?

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

Behind the back of the mountain

Ten folk legends from southern Africa include Hottentot, Zulu, and Bantu tales.

Tales for the third ear

Nine African folk tales recount the adventures of a lonely lioness, a cunning spider, a lying hyena, and others.

Tales for the third ear

Nine African folk tales recount the adventures of a lonely lioness, a cunning spider, a lying hyena, and others.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears

a West African tale
A retelling of the traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. One track of sound disc has page-turn signals.

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