Tagged: Elphinstone Dayrell

September 9, 2022

The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle) by Elphinstone Dayrell (1910)

The Election of the King Bird (the black-and-white Fishing Eagle) by Elphinstone Dayrell (1910) Old Town, Calabar, once had a king called Essiya, who, like most of the Calabar kings in the olden days,...

July 30, 2021

Fairytales for the international “Friendship Day” (30.07)

An Irish proverb say: “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.” Like Mother’s or Valentine’s Day we shouldn’t need a dedicated day to celebrate what is...

March 25, 2020

Folk- and Fairy Tales around slaves and slavery

International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is on March 25...

March 24, 2020

Best folk and fairy tales about WATER – Happy World Water Day

The 22 of March is the UN’s world water day. Water is a source of life and an important element of many folk- and fairy tales. Therefore fairytalenight.com has collected the best stories around water...

January 13, 2019

The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water (FOLK STORIES FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA WEST AFRICA, 1910) BY ELPHINSTONE DAYRELL

Many years ago, when King Eyo was ruler of Calabar, the fish used to live on the land; he was a great friend of the leopard, and frequently used to go to his house...

January 23, 2018

Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child (FOLK STORIES FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA WEST AFRICA, 1910) BY ELPHINSTONE DAYRELL

Okun Archibong was one of King Archibong’s slaves, and lived on a farm near Calabar. He was a hunter, and used to kill bush buck and other kinds of antelopes and many monkeys. The...