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FTX-809 - THE LION ON THE PATH

Hugh Tracey tells African Stories

A sample of each story is first given in the original language, followed by the whole story told in English by collector, Dr Hugh Tracey - a feature of these animal legends being the repeated sung-verses which give the name for such tales as cante-fable

Karanga-Duma - Njanja-Mang'anja - Nyoro-Haya - Shona-Zezuru - Tumbuku-Henga - Xhosa-Mpondo -

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MADUMBU NEMANYERE - KAMIYO (Mildred Ntshangase) - KALULU NA NJOBVU (The Rabbit, Elephant & Hippopotamus) - MUNO WAIKAMA MAPERI (The Man who milked a hyena) - MUSIKANA WO MVURAMURUGWIZI (The Water Sprite) - NDERA WANDERA (The Girl and the Crocodile) - ENJANGU (The Cat) - CHAKUNSAKA (Sakunaka, the handsome young man)

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