Mbuma-tyetye continued his own journey, on, on, on, until at a cross-roads, he found a giant Tooth, as large as…
- Date of account
- Published 1917
- Source
- Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales
- Reference
- Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales · selected passage 17
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
Mbuma-tyetye continued his own journey, on, on, on, until at a cross-roads, he found a giant Tooth, as large as a man
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyMbuma-tyetye continued his own journey, on, on, on, until at a cross-roads, he found a giant Tooth, as large as a man. Tooth asked, "Where are you going?" Said he, "I'm going to seek a marriage at a town of Njambu-ya-Mekuku." Then, with his axe in hand, he turned aside from the path; chopped firewood, chop, chop, chop, chop, mbwâ! Then he kindly carried a lot of it, and presented it to Tooth. He also opened his bag, and taking out an ukima roll, laid it down at the feet of Tooth; also a bundle of gourd-seeds, and laid it down; and then he said, "I'm going." But the giant Tooth, pleased with him, said to him, "Just wait!"
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
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