Zanzibar Tales

Told by natives of the East Coast of Africa

translated from the original Swahili by

George W. Bateman

Illustrated by Walter Bobbett

1901

• To My Readers
• I. The Monkey, the Shark, and the Washerman’s Donkey
• II. The Hare and the Lion
• III. The Lion, the Hyena, and the Rabbit
• IV. The Kites and the Crows
• V. Goso, the Teacher
• VI. The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion
• VII. Haamdaanee
• VIII. Mkaaah Jeechonee, the Boy Hunter
• IX. The Magician and the Sultan’s Son
• X. The Physician’s Son and the King of the Snakes