Map delineating the northern and southern regions of Nigeria
source: Wikimedia Commons
This reading was a collection of different traditional stories from the river delta region in the southern region of the country. The stories were collected by a British colonial official named Elphinstone Dayrell who resided in Ikom, near the Niger River Delta. The stories are similar to other local folktales of differing nations where the message is intended to educate the reader on situation, provide a lesson, or simply produce a form of entertainment for the reader. The collection offers stories focusing on kings, animals, common folk, and mysterious events that become central to the culture of the region. A retelling of these stories is likely with possibly a different message being conveyed to the reader, or a similar one with greater detail than the original offered.
Bibliography: Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, collected by Elphinstone Dayrell
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