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South African Folk-Tales

25 episodesLatest Sep 5, 2026
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James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales translated from Afrikaans, along with some stories that he remembers hearing as a child. For a list of sources, see the back of the book; the list of sources is not included in this recording. There are San stories, along with Khoekhoe stories, as well as some stories from Bantu traditions of southern Africa. The focus is on animal stories, including many stories about the trickster jackal. - Summary by Laura Gibbs

Episodes

  1. Outa Karel’s Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales-Sanni Metelerkamp

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    03:08:29
  2. Kabumpo in Oz-Ruth Plumly Thompson

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    05:10:50
  3. Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 08-Various

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    01:50:18
  4. Japanese Fairy Tales-Yei Theodora Ozaki

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    07:35:53
  5. Fairies and the Christmas Child-Lilian Gask

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    03:53:00
  6. Indian Fairy Tales-Joseph Jacobs

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    06:38:19
  7. Fifty Funny Animal Tales-Laura Rountree Smith

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    01:53:52
  8. Korean Fairy Tales-William Elliot Griffis

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    05:47:43
  9. Cossack Fairy Tales-Robert Nisbet Bain

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    06:28:15
  10. Orange Fairy Book-Andrew Lang

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    09:40:58
  11. Adventures of Diggeldy Dan-Edwin P. Norwood

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    04:49:59
  12. Myths and Legends of Alaska-Katharine Berry Judson

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    02:39:39
  13. In Old Narragansett-Alice Morse Earle

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    03:49:50
  14. Three Good Giants-François Rabelais

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    06:16:59
  15. Orpheus with His Lute Stories of the World's Springtime-W. M. L. Hutchinson

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    07:05:18
  16. Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275)-Aesop

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    36:08
  17. Cocoa Break Collection, Vol. 01-Various

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    59:12
  18. Aesop for Children-Aesop

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    03:11:53
  19. Kottō being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs-Lafcadio Hearn

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    04:19:50
  20. Old Peter's Russian Tales-Arthur Ransome

    James Albert Honeij (Honey) has collected a variety of South African folktales from previously published sources in English translation, to which he has also added some folktales t…

    07:42:07
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