The tortoise and the princess

The goal of the African Story Time Series is to revive African folklore and to generate and sustain interest in it as children's literature and as a medium of entertainment, education and moral instruction for young people.

A people and their king -- The king averts a quarrel -- A choosy princess -- The princess and her strange wish -- A proof of friendship -- The tortoise lands a secret -- The tortoise weaves a plot -- The tortoise sells a dummy -- The elephant dreams of marriage -- A chairman and a long rope -- The tortoise tricks his best friend -- The tortoise celebrates his triumph -- The elephant realises the truth -- A distraught princess -- A friend in a storm -- A friend and a frienemy -- A comeback strategy -- A changed princess -- The parrot confronts the tortoise -- A man, not a tortoise -- Music scores (of songs in the story) -- Glossary.