The Sacred Door and Other Stories : Cameroon Folktales of the Beba

Foreword ix Preface xvii Part 1 The Story of Bat and Sun 3(2) The Story of Hawk and Hen 5(3) The Story of Pig and Tortoise 8(4) The Story of Cat and Rat 12(3) The Story of the Birds That Went to the Sky 15(5) The Story of Cat and Dog 20(4) The Story of Monkey and Bee 24(3) The Foolish Leopard 27(7) Tiger Kills His Mother 34(7) A Tug-of-War 41(4) The Race 45(8) Part 2 Metse-Tsate-Nfo, aka Sense-Pass-King 53(6) The Man-Eating Lion 59(4) The Flutes 63(8) The Boy and the Dish 71(5) The Unhappy Stepson 76(4) The Disobedient Son 80(3) The Two Sisters 83(13) The Girls Who Refused Suitors 96(11) Mbaka and the Magic Ring 107(4) The Dance in the Sky 111(5) The Quest 116(10) Union Is Strength 126(5) Part 3 Penis, Testicles, and Vagina 131(3) When You Eat Today, Remember There Is Tomorrow 134(3) The Greedy Mother 137(3) The Ring and the String of Beads 140(5) The Huntress 145(5) King-of-Scabies 150(8) Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Back to the Stem 158(6) A Secret Is Difficult to Keep 164(3) The Test 167(3) The Sacred Door 170(3) Hunting Elephants 173(4) Afterword 177