Alamosa Public Library

A collection of traditional stories from different parts of Africa, featuring varied characters and themes--some familiar, some newer.

"The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals that West Africans know. Some of the stories make you think. Some make you laugh. Here are some of the stories...

A collection of African folktales, drawing on a wide range of sources, from the notes of early missionaries to contemporary works of anthropologists and ethnographers.

Nine stories from the tradition of African legend with themes ranging from creation to the afterlife, from the natural world to magic and the supernatural, adn from gods and heroes to monsters.

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.

Tells why spiders have eight legs and very narrow waists.

An illustrated collection of twelve folk tales, ten African and two Jewish.

A collection of twelve folktales from different parts of Africa.

A collection of tales from Africa, the Middle East, and Biblical stories from the Old Testament.