03395cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000230011724500340014026400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032450000310036050505120039150802210090352015020112453400760262665300260270265300290272865300320275770000420278970000560283185600720288785600430295999900190300275833UtSlPG20260610134744.0mcr n260607r20251908utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGRaPZ1 aBourhill, Sarah F.10aFairy tales from South Africa 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-04-110 aSetuli; or, the king of the birds -- The story of the king's son and the magic song -- The story of the little birds who lived in a cave -- The story of the shining princess -- The rabbit prince -- The unnatural mother -- The three little eggs -- The serpent's bride -- The fairy bird -- The cock's kraal -- Baboon-skins -- The reward of industry -- The story of Semai-mai -- The fairy frog -- Nya-nya Bulembu; or, the moss-green princess -- The enchanted buck -- The beauty and the beast -- The white dove.  aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Fairy Tales from South Africa" by Sarah F. Bourhill and Beatrice L. Drake is a collection of traditional folk tales written in the early 20th century. This book gathers and arranges indigenous South African stories, especially those from Swazi, Zulu, Shangani, and Suto origins, retold for children and general readers interested in folklore. The topic centers on classic fairy tales featuring magical creatures, brave and clever heroes, transformations, and the customs and daily life of South African tribes before colonial times.  The opening of the book begins with a warm introduction addressed to children and all lovers of fairy tales, explaining the origins and oral tradition of these stories among Kafir (now known as Nguni) peoples—stories told by elders around evening fires. The introduction describes how such tales are shared in secret and guarded with ritual, reflecting their cultural significance. Following the preface, the contents list reveals a diverse set of tales, each with its own magical or moral focus. The first stories introduce a variety of characters: Setuli, the deaf and mute son of a chief who gains magical powers from a fairy, proving his wisdom and bravery; a king’s son who loses and regains his father’s cattle through a magical song and the help of a fairy; clever animals, enchanted objects, ogres, and helpful woodland creatures—all weaving a rich tapestry of South African lore in their beginnings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1908  aTales -- South Africa  aFolklore -- South Africa  aFairy tales -- South Africa1 aDrake, Beatrice L.q(Beatrice Louise)1 aHolloway, W. Herbertq(William Herbert),d1878-19234 uhttps://archive.org/details/fairytalesfromso00bour/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75833  c116558d116558