Aardema, Verna

Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.

King Gorilla decrees that no one may marry his daughter until a suitor strong enough to consume a barrel of strange, intoxicating water is found.

Presents a collection of riddles from Africa.

Relates how a young man named Kojo finally gets the better of the evil trickster, Anansi.

A strange animal called the Vingananee beats up all the other animals and eats their stew until the tiny Tree Toad offers to fight him.

Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.

A greedy poor man tests the patience of Imana, Lord of Rwanda, until he loses everything.

For saving the life of a snake, Ketu is rewarded by being allowed to hear animals think.

Anxious to keep his daughter from marrying, a king announces that no man may marry his daughter unless he guesses the kind of leather used in a drum made by a wizard.