Contents

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I. The Guanionien, or Giant Eagle [1]
II. The Guanioniens’ Departure for the Land of Plenty [9]
III. The Ngozos, or Gray Parrots with Red Tails [16]
IV. The Nkemas, or Monkeys, travel toward the Land of Plenty [30]
V. Arrival of the Ngozos and Nkemas in the Land of Plenty [43]
VI. The Night Animals [49]
VII. The Njego, or Leopard [51]
VIII. Birth of Three Little Njegos [60]
IX. The Big Njego becomes a Man-eater [65]
X. The Hakos, or Ants [73]
XI. The Nchellelays, or White Ants [75]
XII. The Giant Nchellelays [86]
XIII. The Ngombas, or Porcupines [91]
XIV. The Ipi, or Giant Ant-eater [97]
XV. The Ngomba, or Porcupine—the Izomba, or Turtle—the Ipi, or Ant-eater [101]
XVI. The Ngooboo, or Hippopotamus [106]
XVII. A Fight for Miss Ngooboo [116]
XVIII. The Five Apes, or Men of the Woods [120]
XIX. The Nginas, or Gorillas, and Njokoos, or Elephants [124]
XX. The Nginas travel to a Plantain Field; their Strange Adventures [134]
XXI. The Njokoos, or Elephants, travel to the Plantain Field [139]
XXII. Arrival of the Human Beings who own the Plantain Field [143]
XXIII. The Three Nginas killed by Hunters [145]
XXIV. The Omembas, or Snakes [156]
XXV. A Huge Ombama, or Python [158]
XXVI. The Ntoto, or Ichneumon [165]
XXVII. The Iboboti, or Spider [170]
XXVIII. The Trap-door Iboboti, or Burrow Spider [176]
XXIX. The House Iboboti, or Night Spider [184]
XXX. The Nyoi, or Wasp, and the Iboboti [188]
XXXI. The Two Nkengos, or Pale-faced Apes [191]
XXXII. A Baby Nkengo is born to the old Nkengos [204]
XXXIII. The Ngandos, or Crocodiles [210]
XXXIV. The Ogata, or Burrow Crocodile [216]
XXXV. The Kambis, or Antelopes, the Ncheris, or Gazelles, and the Bongo [220]
XXXVI. The Oshingi, or Civet [224]
XXXVII. The Insects, Apilibishes, or Butterflies, and Oselis, or Lizards [235]
XXXVIII. The Njokoos, or Elephants [238]
XXXIX. Adventures of the New Njokoos [244]
XL. Evil Days for the Njokoos [251]
XLI. Njokoos and their Babies [256]
XLII. The Mboyos, or Jackals [263]
XLIII. The Nshieys, or Fish, and their Enemies [268]
XLIV. The Kongoo, one of the Fishing Eagles [272]
XLV. The Bashikouay Ants [284]
XLVI. The Darkening of the Day [291]
XLVII. The Ntungoolooya, or Kingfisher [293]
XLVIII. The Obongos, or Dwarfs [297]
XLIX. Adventures of a Nkengo and a Nshiego [309]
Glossary of Native Animal-Names [323]