Tagged: James A. Honey

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...

December 29, 2019

LION AND BABOON (South-African Folk-Tales, 1910) by James A. Honey

Baboon, it is said, once worked bamboos, sitting on the edge of a precipice, and Lion stole upon him. Baboon, however, had fixed some round, glistening, eye-like plates on the back of his head....

December 22, 2019

THE JUDGMENT OF BABOON (South-African Folk-Tales, 1910) by James A. Honey

One day, it is said, the following story happened: Mouse had torn the clothes of Itkler (the tailor), who then went to Baboon, and accused Mouse with these words: “In this manner I come...

December 15, 2019

THE ZEBRA STALLION (South-African Folk-Tales, 1910) by James A. Honey

The Baboons, it is said, used to disturb the Zebra Mares in drinking. But one of the Mares became the mother of a foal. The others then helped her to suckle (the young stallion),...

December 8, 2019

TORTOISES HUNTING OSTRICHES (South-African Folk-Tales, 1910) by James A. Honey

One day, it is said, the Tortoises held a council how they might hunt Ostriches, and they said, “Let us, on both sides, stand in rows near each other, and let one go to...

December 1, 2019

ELEPHANT AND TORTOISE (South-African Folk-Tales, 1910) by James A. Honey

Two powers, Elephant and Rain, had a dispute. Elephant said, “If you say that you nourish me, in what way is it that you say so?” Rain answered, “If you say that I do...