Fairy Tales & Folklore

Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

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  • 1906 first published
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Alphonso Orenzo Stafford's Animal Fables from the Dark Continent (1906) is a folklore and fairy tales novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (1 h 59 min) is available.

About Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in elementary school. By combining African and Diaspora stories together in a single collection, Stafford sought to demonstrate the storytelling continuity between African cultures and African American culture in the United States. The stories are all fables about animals, and many of them are trickster stories featuring the trickster rabbit and also stories about the trickster jackal. There are also "just-so" stories explaining the world of nature, such as how the hyena got its spots, how the dog became domesticated, etc. - Summary by Laura Gibbs
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Animal Fables from the Dark Continent — LibriVox recording, 1 h 59 min in 35 sections.

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Who wrote Animal Fables from the Dark Continent?

Animal Fables from the Dark Continent was written by Alphonso Orenzo Stafford and first published in 1906.

What genre is Animal Fables from the Dark Continent?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is there a free audiobook of Animal Fables from the Dark Continent?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 1 h 59 min.

What books are similar to Animal Fables from the Dark Continent?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Wind in the Willows.

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