The King of the Snakes and Other Folklore Stories from Uganda


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Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1922, are stories that Baskerville heard herself, while other stories she adapted from the Baganda folktales collected by Apollo Kaggwa [1864–1927]. You will find origin stories here, like "Why the Bat Sleeps All Through the Day," and "How the Grey Parrots Got Their Red Tails," along with many other animal stories, including trickster stories like "The Leopard and the Goat." There are fairy tales, like "The Story of the Fairy Bee," as well as stories of heroes and monsters like "The King of the Snakes" and "The Story of Kibate." The story of "Walukaga the Blacksmith" tells the story behind a proverb, and the book also includes a selection of proverbs. In addition, Baskerville published is a second book of Ugandan folktales in 1925, and you can also listen to that book at LibriVox: The Flame Tree and Other Folklore Stories from Uganda. - Summary by Laura Gibbs (2 hr 26 min)

Chapters

Preface 1:11 Read by laurakgibbs
The King of the Snakes 4:50 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of Kintu 6:24 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Fairy Bee 6:33 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of Mpobe the Hunter 5:42 Read by laurakgibbs
Walukaga the Blacksmith 4:05 Read by laurakgibbs
Why the Bat Sleeps All Through the Day 3:10 Read by laurakgibbs
Kasanke the Little Red Bird 5:16 Read by laurakgibbs
The Frog and the Lizard 3:00 Read by laurakgibbs
The Song of the Forest Wanderer 1:08 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Chief Kasuju 4:34 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of Kibate 6:47 Read by laurakgibbs
The Golden-crested Crane 7:32 Read by laurakgibbs
The Song of the Grey Heron 0:54 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Grey Heron 3:19 Read by laurakgibbs
The Crimson-striped Lily 3:30 Read by laurakgibbs
The Cooking-pot and the Drum 3:00 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Fairy Foxes 4:13 Read by laurakgibbs
The Locusts 3:57 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Hippos 2:44 Read by laurakgibbs
The Leopard and the Goat 4:52 Read by laurakgibbs
The Stranger 8:14 Read by laurakgibbs
The Lion, the Hyena, and the Hare 5:29 Read by laurakgibbs
How the Hare Traded With a Bag of Corn 7:09 Read by laurakgibbs
The Foolish Hare 5:44 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Cock and the Hen 2:30 Read by laurakgibbs
Uganda Lullaby 0:55 Read by laurakgibbs
The Story of the Two Friends 10:05 Read by laurakgibbs
How the Grey Parrots Got Their Red Tails 9:04 Read by laurakgibbs
The Song of the Old Caravan Days 1:00 Read by laurakgibbs
The Guardians of the Snakes 6:04 Read by laurakgibbs
Proverbs 3:39 Read by laurakgibbs