Bojang: Folk Tales and Fables from The Gambia

The stories narrate the tricks, deceit and greed of hyena in all his relationships. These traits come out strongly in the tales entitled: ''The cow, hyena, lion and hare share a homeí, ëHyena and hare go in search of foodí and ëThe hyena and the hareí. Hare, however, shows his ingenuity by always outsmarting hyena. Catís pilgrimage to Mecca and his self righteous attitude on his return was challen...