Where do stories come from? These stories come from a time when animals could speak like men, and when men could understand them. They come from the time when minds were still pure and all things were possible. All these stories are derived from Yoruba folklore. Some are as old as the art of storytelling itself, some are relatively newer, some have been gleaned from places that have become lost to memory, and some I have made up entirely on my own . In all cases I have attempted to retell the stories in my own way, and in the way of a Yoruba storyteller. - Rotimi Ogunjobi

Contents:
The Leopard And The Traveler
The Lion’s od
How The Tortoise Caught An Elephant
Why The Chimpanzee Swings From Trees
The Man Who Arrested Death
The Farmer’s Son and the Magic Bird
The Witch Who Ate Children’s Dinners
How Chimpanzee’s Buttock Got Swollen
Why The Tortoise Has A Rough Shell
The Tortoise And The Water Goddess
The Legend Of Oluronbi
The Stolen Stew Aroma
The Stubborn Farmer
How The World Was Created
Tortoise, The Dog And The Yam Farm
How The Tortoise Became Bald
The Old Woman’s Stolen Dinner
Why Mosquitoes Trouble The Ear
The Tortoise and The Medicine Stew
The Magic Drum
The Lost Heir
The Tortoise And The Wisdom Of The World
The Stolen Child
The Wicked Stepsister And The Wizard
The Foolish Rich Man
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The Leopard And Chimera