Title: Folktales of Angola
Author(s): Heli Chatelain (1859-1908)
Year: 1894 [public domain]
Internet Archive: Always available.
Stories (54): Ngana Fenda Maria (first version) / Ngana Fenda Maria (second version) / Fenda Maria and her Elder Brother Nga Nzua / Na Nzua Dia Kimanueze / The Woman who Longed for Fish / Sudika-Mbambi: A Kishi story. / Ngana Samba and the Ma-kishi / The Girls and the Ma-kishi / The Children of the Widow / The Kianda and the Young Woman / The Four Uouas / MrCarry-me-not and MrTell-me-not / Mutelembe and Ngunga / The Son of Kimanaueze and the Daughter of Sun and Moon / A Bride and her Brothers-in Law / The Lions and Kimona-ngombe / The Blacksmith and the Blackbirds / Man and Turtle / Nianga Dia Ngenga and Leopard / The Child of Hunter and the Child of Deer / Diniana dia Ngombe and Deer / Leopard and Antelope (first version) / Leopard and Monkey (second version) / Leopard and Antelope (third version) / Leopard and Monkey (fourth version) / Leopard, Monkey, and Hare / Leopard and the Other Animals / The Young Leopard and the Young Goat / Hare and Leopard / The Lawsuit of Leopard and Antelope / Lion and Wolf / Elephant and Frog / Fox and Mole / Cock and Fox / Jackal and Hare / Squirrel and the Kingship / Dog and the Kingship / Dog and Lizard / Dog and Jackal / The House-Hog and the Wild Boar / Partridge and Turtle / Frog and his Two Wives / Nianga dia Ngenga and his Dogs / King Kitamba Kia Xiba / The Young Man and the River / Kingungu a Njila and Ngundu a Ndala / Two Men, One Woman / A Father-in-Law and his Son-in-Law / The Young Man and the Skull / The White Man and the Negro / The Lion is Strong; So is Friendship Strong / The Builder of Ability and the Builder of Haste / The Past and the Future / Ngunza Kilundu kia Ngunza / . I have included two stories below: The Lions and Kimona-Ngombe and The Young Leopard and the Young Goat.
Style: The stories are translated very literally from the Kimbundu text.
Frame: None.
Storytellers: See the notes to each story for information about each storyteller.
Additional Information: The book contains the Kimbundu text facing the English text, with notes on the stories in the back.
Year: 1894 [public domain]
Internet Archive: Always available.
Stories (54): Ngana Fenda Maria (first version) / Ngana Fenda Maria (second version) / Fenda Maria and her Elder Brother Nga Nzua / Na Nzua Dia Kimanueze / The Woman who Longed for Fish / Sudika-Mbambi: A Kishi story. / Ngana Samba and the Ma-kishi / The Girls and the Ma-kishi / The Children of the Widow / The Kianda and the Young Woman / The Four Uouas / MrCarry-me-not and MrTell-me-not / Mutelembe and Ngunga / The Son of Kimanaueze and the Daughter of Sun and Moon / A Bride and her Brothers-in Law / The Lions and Kimona-ngombe / The Blacksmith and the Blackbirds / Man and Turtle / Nianga Dia Ngenga and Leopard / The Child of Hunter and the Child of Deer / Diniana dia Ngombe and Deer / Leopard and Antelope (first version) / Leopard and Monkey (second version) / Leopard and Antelope (third version) / Leopard and Monkey (fourth version) / Leopard, Monkey, and Hare / Leopard and the Other Animals / The Young Leopard and the Young Goat / Hare and Leopard / The Lawsuit of Leopard and Antelope / Lion and Wolf / Elephant and Frog / Fox and Mole / Cock and Fox / Jackal and Hare / Squirrel and the Kingship / Dog and the Kingship / Dog and Lizard / Dog and Jackal / The House-Hog and the Wild Boar / Partridge and Turtle / Frog and his Two Wives / Nianga dia Ngenga and his Dogs / King Kitamba Kia Xiba / The Young Man and the River / Kingungu a Njila and Ngundu a Ndala / Two Men, One Woman / A Father-in-Law and his Son-in-Law / The Young Man and the Skull / The White Man and the Negro / The Lion is Strong; So is Friendship Strong / The Builder of Ability and the Builder of Haste / The Past and the Future / Ngunza Kilundu kia Ngunza / . I have included two stories below: The Lions and Kimona-Ngombe and The Young Leopard and the Young Goat.
Style: The stories are translated very literally from the Kimbundu text.
Frame: None.
Storytellers: See the notes to each story for information about each storyteller.
Additional Information: The book contains the Kimbundu text facing the English text, with notes on the stories in the back.
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