Yoruba Legends - Index African Yoruba Legends by M. I. Ogumefu, B.A. [London, 1929] Title Page PREFACE CONTENTS I THE KINGDOM OF THE YORUBAS II HOW TRIBAL MARKS CAME TO BE USED III AKITI THE HUNTER IV SONS OF STICKS V WHY WOMEN HAVE LONG HAIR VI WHY PEOPLE CRY “LONG LIVE THE KING!” WHEN THUNDER FOLLOWS LIGHTNING VII THE OLOFIN AND THE MICE VIII THE IROKO TREE IX ORISA OKO X MOREMI XI THE BAT XII THE LEOPARD-MAN XIII THE WATER-BIRD XIV THE ANTS AND THE TREASURE XV THE VOICES OF BIRDS XVI THE THREE MAGICIANS XVII ISOKUN AND THE BABY XVIII THE TWIN BROTHERS XIX HOW LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS XX ANOTHER STORY OF LEOPARD’S SPOTS XXI THE HEAD XXII OLE AND THE ANTS XXIII THE BOA-CONSTRICTOR XXIV OLURONBI XXV THE STAFF OF ORANYAN XXVI THE ELEPHANT’S TRUNK XXVII THE SECRET OF THE FISHING-BASKETS XXVIII THE TEN GOLDSMITHS XXIX THE COOKING-POT XXX THE PARROT XXXI THE GHOST-CATCHER STORIES OF TORTOISE XXXII TORTOISE AND THE KING XXXIII TORTOISE AND MR. FLY XXXIV ERIN AND ERINOMI (THE LAND- AND WATER-ELEPHANTS) XXXV THE THREE DEATHS OF TORTOISE XXXVI TORTOISE AND THE COCK XXXVII TORTOISE AND CRAB XXXVIII TORTOISE AND PIGEON XXXIX TORTOISE AND THE WHIP-TREE XL TORTOISE AND THE RAIN