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TALE

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Tortoise in a Race ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Goat's Tournament ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Why Goats Became Domestic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Igwana's Forked Tongue ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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What Caused their Deaths? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Quarrel about Seniority ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Magic Drum ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Lies of Tortoise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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"Death Begins by Some One Person": A Proverb ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Tortoise and the Bojabi Tree ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Suitors of Njambo's Daughter ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Tortoise, Dog, Leopard, and the Njabi Fruit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Journey for Salt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Plea for Mercy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Deceptions of Tortoise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Leopard's Hunting Companions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Is the Bat a Bird or a Beast? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dog, and his Human Speech, 1st Version ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dog, and his Human Speech, 2nd Version ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Savior of the Animals ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Origin of the Ivory Trade, 1st Version ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Origin of the Ivory Trade, 2nd Version ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Dog and his False Friend Leopard ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Trick for Vengeance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Not My Fault! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Do not Impose on the Weak ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Borrowed Clothes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Story of a Panic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Family Quarrel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Giant Goat ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Fights of Mbuma-Tyĕtyĕ; and, An Origin of Leopard ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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A Snake's Skin Looks like a Snake ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Part Third

 

Fang Tribe

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Candor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Which is the Better Hunter, an Eagle or a Leopard? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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