Reading Notes/Extra Credit: Nigerian Folk Tales: Part A


I am continuing to read Nigerian Folk Tales in order to obtain a better understanding of them for my story writing next week!  These stories come from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria by Elphinstone Dayrell. I have thoroughly enjoyed this Nigerian Unit! These include many animal tales, which are always some of my favorite.

I love that these stories tell what animals have a certain behavior, like why hippos live in water or why worms live underground. The tale of the worms is a story about ants vs. worms, where the ants lost and were scared of all living things so they retreated under ground.

Sometime tales will have several titles because they tell of many animal behaviors. One story told of why elephants have small eyes, why worms are bling, and is also referred to as The Elephant and the Tortoise. 

Perhaps my favorite story to read an animal behavior that was explained was Why a Hawk Kills Chickens.  This story was full of personality, attributes that I want to give my characters next week in my story telling.


Worms Source: Pixabay 

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