Black Tales
Black Tales for White Children
作者：Stigand, C. H. (Chauncy Hugh), 1877-1919; Stigand, Nancy Yulee (Neff); Hargrave, John, 1894-1982 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：214
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章节目录
共 214 题- BLACK TALES FOR WHITE CHILDREN
- BOSTON & NEW YORK: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
- FOREWORD
- C. H. STIGAND.
- CONTENTS
- PAGE
- FOREWORD v
- I THE LION OF MANDA 1
- II PEMBA MUHORI 7
- III THE CAT'S TAIL 22
- IV THE YOUNG THIEF 25
- V THE TRAPPER, THE LION AND THE HARE 35
- VI NUNDA THE SLAYER 44
- VII THE WOODCUTTER AND HIS DONKEY 51
- VIII KITANGATANGA OF THE SEA 58
- IX THE LION'S TALISMAN 65
- X KIBARAKA 66
- XI THE FOOLS 72
- XII THE HYAENA AND THE MOONBEAM 82
- XIII THE SNAKE-CHILD 83
- XIV THE POOR MAN AND HIS WIFE OF WOOD 93
- XV BINTI ALI THE CLEVER 97
- XVI SEGU 109
- XVII LILA AND FILA 111
- XVIII THE HUNTERS AND THE SNAKE 118
- XIX ALI OF THE CROOKED ARM 122
- XX FEEDING THE HUNGRY 137
- XXI SHANI AND TABAK 140
- XXII A MAN AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW 150
- XXIII THE JACKAL, THE HARE AND THE COCK 153
- XXIV THE MAGIC DATE TREES 161
- XXV PAKA THE CAT 172
- XXVI THE OIL MERCHANT 178
- XXVII BATA THE DUCK 190
- XXVIII THE SULTAN'S DAUGHTER 196
- XXIX THE LION, THE HYAENA AND THE HARE 198
- THE LION OF MANDA
- His wife said to him, "Do not go, my husband, the lion will eat you."
- Then she said to him, "Go. May Allah preserve you."
- II
- PEMBA MUHORI
- And he said, "Never mind, look for a wife for me."
- And they said, "No, you are not old enough yet."
- Then he sang--
- And the frogs answered, "K--r--r--r, K--r--r--r."
- At last she came to a great lake, and there she sang--
- He answered and said, "They are there in my house."
- III
- THE CAT'S TAIL
- The man said to his wife, "No, it is not stuck in; it sprouts out."
- The wise man saw that they were fools, so he replied--
- IV
- THE YOUNG THIEF
- Then that lad asked, "What does the Sultan propose to do?"
- So the youth asked, "Where does that seer live?"
- The youth asked, "What does the Sultan intend to do?"
- Then the youth asked, "Where does the magician live?"
- Then the youth asked, "What is the Sultan going to do?"
- Then that youth asked, "What does the Sultan propose to do?"
- Then the youth asked, "And now, what does the Sultan propose to do?"
- The youth said, "That is good, for the wisdom of Sultans is great."
- He asked, "Who are you?"
- The Sultan said, "You must come and talk with me a little."
- That lad said, "No, I must go home."
- The youth looked up and saw a gang-chain and asked, "What is that?"
- THE TRAPPER, THE LION AND THE HARE
- The man said, "I cannot cut her up, for she is my wife."
- VI
- NUNDA THE SLAYER AND THE ORIGIN OF THE ONE-EYED
- Mohammed said to her, "Bows and arrows are the weapons I want."
- Mohammed said, "I do not agree."
- And Mohammed said, "Now, One-eye, you have the rifle, you begin."
- VII
- THE WOODCUTTER AND HIS DONKEY
- VIII
- KITANGATANGA OF THE SEA
- She answered, "It is I, my name is Kitangatanga of the sea."
- So he talked to her for a while and then asked, "Are you married?"
- She replied, "No, I am a widow."
- She said, "It is well, my husband; go, and return in safety."
- Then he asked her, "Are you married?"
- She said, "Go, and return in peace, my husband."
- She replied, "It is well, my husband."
- IX
- THE LION'S TALISMAN
- THE STORY OF KIBARAKA AND THE BIRD
- He answered, "Here, lady, here."
- Then the bird sang--
- Hasani asked, "What kind of bird is this?"
- XI
- THE STORY OF THE FOOLS
- And she replied, "Come near."
- They replied, "Shall we kill him, though, while your husband is away?"
- She said to him, "It has been slaughtered."
- Omari replied, "I come from the next world."
- Omari replied, "I come from the next world."
- Omari replied, "I have seen him."
- XII
- THE HYAENA AND THE MOONBEAM
- XIII
- THE SULTAN'S SNAKE-CHILD
- That woman said to them, "My grandsons, I know what you have come for."
- Mizi returned and said to that youth, "He will not give the offering."
- XIV
- THE POOR MAN AND HIS WIFE OF WOOD
- After that the poor man went under the Sultan's window and sang--
- The poor man sang again--
- XV
- BINTI ALI THE CLEVER
- Her father asked her, "Why, my child?"
- She answered him, "God, the merciful, will provide."
- Her father said to her, "Your ship is finished and ready for you."
- Then he asked her, "My child, where are you going to? Tell me."
- His daughter replied, "What becomes of me is in the hands of God."
- So the Sultan's son said, "Now will you not wash?"
- Binti Ali said, "Thank you, I have already bathed on board."
- So he said, "If it is only your face, I beseech you to wash."
- So she said, "Certainly; but first you and your father must wash."
- Then, changing her clothes as a woman, she sings--
- Then she said to the captain, "Set sail, and let us return home."
- XVI
- SEGU THE HONEY-GUIDE
- XVII
- LILA AND FILA
- And each mother replied, "Where are you going, my beloved child?"
- Lila's mother said to him, "Do not go with Fila."
- He replied, "If a man is lost for the sake of his friend it is well."
- Lila replied, "I cannot refuse, for I am very hungry."
- Lila said to him, "Go on, put out my other eye."
- The first said, "Eh, my friend, I have a song which I will sing."
- The other asked, "What song will you sing?"
- He replied, "Master, I do not know medicines, but I will try."
- Fila replied, "I do not know you."
- Then Lila said, "Is it not I whose eyes you put out?"
- XVIII
- THE STORY OF THE HUNTERS AND THE BIG SNAKE
- The snake said, "You have no leave to go out."
- Then those men asked, "Then what do you wish us to do?"
- Then he asked, "What does this snake say?"
- XIX
- ALI OF THE CROOKED ARM
- Ali said to him, "Very good, father."
- Ali asked them, "How now?"
- Then the horse said, "Strap me up tight and with all your strength."
- Then he said, "Take out the sack of grain, for hunger is paining me."
- Ali replied to him, "Very good, father."
- Ali replied, "It is well, father; I have heard."
- XX
- FEEDING THE HUNGRY
- XXI
- SHANI AND TABAK
- So she said to her father, "This one has not stolen."
- Her father asked her, "How do you know, my daughter?"
- The stranger said to him, "How is it that now you know?"
- The stranger said, "Tell me then."
- The father said, "I must go and consult with my child herself."
- XXII
- A MAN AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
- XXIII
- THE JACKAL, THE HARE AND THE COCK
- The jackal said, "Yes, I have killed her."
- The cock said, "I am; I am able to deceive the hare and kill him."
- His wives said, "You will certainly die, our husband."
- XXIV
- THE MAGIC DATE TREES
- XXV
- PAKA THE CAT
- And the serval said, "Who are you?"
- So the serval said, "Very good then. Here, eat these crabs."
- So the leopard said, "And who are you?"
- So the leopard said, "Very good. Here, eat of this serval."
- So she went to the lion and said, "Good morning."
- And the lion said, "Who are you?"
- So Paka said, "I want to follow you about that you may give me food."
- So the lion said, "Then eat of this leopard."
- So Paka went and greeted the elephant, "Good morning."
- The elephant said, "And who are you?"
- So the elephant said, "Then eat of this lion."
- So Paka went up and saluted him, saying, "Good morning."
- And the man said, "Who are you?"
- So the man said, "Then eat of the elephant."
- So she went up to the woman and said to her, "Good morning."
- The woman said, "And who are you?"
- So the woman said to her, "Very good. Sit here in my house."
- XXVI
- THE TALE OF THE MERCHANT AND HIS BAG OF GOLD
- He answered him, "It is now three years since."
- He answered, "No, by Allah, I returned it just as he gave it to me."
- So the Sultan said, "Then shall I pardon him of his offence."
- XXVII
- BATA THE DUCK
- Then she asked her, "Why are you trembling so?"
- Bata answered, "Do you know man?"
- The peahen said, "No, I have never seen one."
- Then the peahen said, "I have a husband too, and he is very beautiful."
- She replied, "I am Bata the Duck."
- Then the lion asked her, "Why are you trembling?"
- She answered, "I am trembling to think of man."
- The lion asked, "What is this man?"
- The lion said, "Then this man must be very big and strong."
- The dikdik said, "I am running away from man."
- The bushbuck said, "I am running from man."
- The eland answered, "Yes, I am running from man."
- The buffalo said, "Yes, it is indeed he from whom I am running."
- The buffalo said, "No, he is small, but his guile is exceedingly great."
- The lion said, "First you must make such a house for me."
- XXVIII
- THE SULTAN'S DAUGHTER
- The Sultan replied, "Speak on, stranger."
- XXIX
- THE LION, THE HYAENA AND THE HARE
- So the lion turned to the hyaena and said, "You must then speak first."
- But the hare said, "How can I speak before you, my lord, have spoken?"
- The lion thought and then said, "I am two thousand years old."