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Foreword by Nelson Mandela

I. The Enchanting Song of the Magical Bird (Tanzania) 9

1. The Cat who Came Indoors (Zimbabwe) 12
2. The Great Thirst (San) 15
3. King Lion's Gifts (Khoi) 18
4. The Message (Namibia) 23
5. The Snake Chief (West Africa/Zululand) 26
6. How Hlakanyana Outwitted the Monster (Nguni) 29
7. Words as Sweet as Honey from Sankhambi (Venda) 33
8. Mmutla and Phiri (Botswana) 36
9. The Lion, the Hare and the Hyena (Kenya) 40
   II. Mmadipetsane (Lesotho) 43

1. Kamiyo of the River (Xhosa) 48
2. Spider and the Crows (Nigeria) 5I
3. Natiki (Namaqualand) 56
4. The Hare and the Tree Spirit (Xhosa) 59
5. The Mantis and the Moon (San) 62
6. The Snake with Seven Heads (Xhosa) 66
7. The Hare's Revenge (Zambia) 71
8. The Wolf Queen (Cape Malay)
9. Van Hunks and the Devil (Cape Dutch) 79
10. Wolf and Jackal and the Barrel of Butter
    (Cape Dutch) 83
11. The Cloud Princess (Swaziland) 87
12. The Guardian of the Pool (Central Africa/Zululand) 93
13. The Sultan's Daughter (Cape Malay) 96
14. The Ring of the King (Mythical African kingdom) 102
15. The Clever Snake Charmer (Morocco) 106
16. Asmodeus and the Bottler of Djinns
    (Cape English) 109
17. Sakunaka, the Handsome Young Man (Zimbabwe) 115
18. The Mother who Turned to Dust (Malawi) 118
19. Mpipidi and the Motlopi Tree (Botswana) 124
20. Fesito Goes to Market (Uganda) 128
21. Sannie Langtand and the Visitor
    (Cape English) 134
    Glossary I41
    About the Authors 14I
    About the Artists 142
    Bibliography 143