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| I. | THE KINGDOM OF THE YORUBAS | 1 |
| II. | HOW TRIBAL MARKS CAME TO BE USED | 2 |
| III. | AKITI THE HUNTER | 3 |
| IV. | SONS OF STICKS | 5 |
| V. | WHY WOMEN HAVE LONG HAIR | 6 |
| VI. | WHY PEOPLE CRY “LONG LIVE THE KING!” WHEN THUNDER FOLLOWS LIGHTNING | 7 |
| VII. | THE OLOFIN AND THE MICE | 9 |
| VIII. | THE IROKO TREE | 11 |
| IX. | THE HUNTER AND THE DEMON POLO, OR, ORISA OKO | 12 |
| X. | MOREMI | 14 |
| XI. | THE BAT | 17 |
| XII. | THE LEOPARD-MAN | 18 |
| XIII. | THE WATER-BIRD | 20 |
| XIV. | THE ANTS AND THE TREASURE | 21 |
| XV. | THE VOICES OF BIRDS | 26 |
| XVI. | THE THREE MAGICIANS | 28 |
| XVII. | ISOKUN AND THE BABY | 31 |
| XVIII. | THE TWIN BROTHERS | 33 |
| XIX. | HOW LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS | 36 |
| XX. | ANOTHER STORY OF LEOPARD AND HIS SPOTS | 37 |
| XXI. | THE HEAD | 38 |
| XXII. | OLE AND THE ANTS | 40 |
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| XXIII. | THE BOA-CONSTRICTOR | 42 |
| XXIV. | OLURONBI | 43 |
| XXV. | THE STAFF OF ORANYAN | 46 |
| XXVI. | THE ELEPHANT’S TRUNK | 48 |
| XXVII. | THE SECRET OF THE FISHING-BASKETS | 49 |
| XXVIII. | THE TEN GOLDSMITHS | 51 |
| XXIX. | THE COOKING-POT | 55 |
| XXX. | THE PARROT | 56 |
| XXXI. | THE GHOST-CATCHER | 59 |
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| STORIES OF TORTOISE |
| XXXII. | TORTOISE AND THE KING | 65 |
| XXXIII. | TORTOISE AND MR. FLY | 68 |
| XXXIV. | ERIN AND ERINOMI (THE LAND- AND WATER-ELEPHANTS) | 71 |
| XXXV. | THE THREE DEATHS OF TORTOISE | 73 |
| XXXVI. | TORTOISE AND THE COCK | 75 |
| XXXVII. | TORTOISE AND CRAB | 76 |
| XXXVIII. | TORTOISE AND PIGEON | 77 |
| XXXIX. | TORTOISE AND THE WHIP-TREE | 80 |
| XL. | TORTOISE AND THE RAIN | 84 |