Week 12 Story Lab: More Storybook Research

I did some research already into the Spider (Gizzo) stories in two books by Arthur Tremearne, and now I am going to read through his 50 Hausa folktales series to see if there are any other stories there that I didn't catch already. A key feature here is that he gives credit to his sources! 

1 The Spider, the Hippopotamus, and the Elephant. SD: in book.

2 The Spider, the Hyena, and the Corn SD: in book.

3 The Malam, the Spider, and the Hyena SD: in book.

4 How the Spider outwitted the Snake BG. Spider paralyzes Snake so that he cannot bite Spider when he comes to collect a debt.

5 The Snake and the Dove Outwit the Spider BG. Spider fools Snake into thinking he is dead, but Dove tricks Spider into revealing himself.

6 The Spider Has a Feast BG. Great story about mock funeral where the goal is to startle the mourners so that they trample each other, and then Spider eats them.

7 How the Spider Obtained a Feast M: in book.

8 The Spider Outwitted by the Tortoise BG. This shares a lot of motifs with the story about Hyena and Spider visiting the king, but with a more clear revenge plot and Tortoise triumphs in the end.

9 The Spider and the Rubber Baby BG: in book (this also has the Half-Man).

10 The Jackal's Revenge on the Spider BG. Another good revenge story, this time with jackal triumphing in the end. 

11 The Lion, the Spider, and the Hyena BG. Great story where Spider gets Hyena to take the blame for eating Lion's ram.

12 The Cunning Spider and his Bride UG: in book.

13 How Spiders Were Reproduced BG. Great story where Spider tricks and kills Lamb, but Kid outwits him. In the end Spider is smashed so there are many Spiders.

14 How the Woman Taught the Spider Cunning SD. VERY COOL story about the quest for wisdom but with a lot of twists and surprises, and in the end the woman does not grant spider more cunning.

32 The Boy who Refused to Walk M: in book.

50 The Lucky Youngest Son SD: in book.

One of the characters in the Jackal's Revenge story is the francolin bird, which is a new character for me. It's a bird found in Africa and also Asia; Wikipedia.

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