Nigeria · Folktales and oral traditions
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Nigeria
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Water does two different things in Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. As a guest of Sun and Moon it rises to the roof. In the tale of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise, the path to the river reveals a name the guests at a feast cannot guess.
Tales in the Atlas
Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
1910 · Elphinstone Dayrell · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, XVI
The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise
1910 · Elphinstone Dayrell · Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, XXII
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.