--- title: «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell — the whole book with trees and pragmatics description: The whole of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, chapter by chapter: 2208 sentences, every one with its dependency tree and the pragmatics of every clause, parsed by Mova. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria # «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell The whole of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Project Gutenberg book 70959 (public domain in the USA): 29 chapters, 2208 sentences. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics. Mova parsed them all itself; 0 are also in the tales treebank of release 0.3 and keep their checked tree. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/1/) — Opening — 130 sentences · ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/2/) — Ikom Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria. — 1 sentences · BY - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/3/) — E. Dayrell. — 53 sentences · I.--HOW AN INKUM WOMAN ABANDONED ONE OF HER TWINS IN THE FOREST, AND HOW IT WAS SAVED BY THE HAWK. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/4/) — Ii.--the Cunning Hare; Or, Why the Tortoise Has a Patched Shell. — 111 sentences · The hare (\_asima bieso\_, native name) was known to everyone as a very cunning animal. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/5/) — Iv.--how Elili of Inkum Died, and Was Brought Back to Life Again. — 96 sentences · Elili and Aikor were both Inkum women, the wives of Chief Nyip. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/6/) — Vii.--how Two Friends Fell Out: the Spider and the Grasshopper. — 124 sentences · Long ago the spider and the grasshopper were good friends. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/) — Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inkum and Enfitop. — 167 sentences · When the Inkum people first came to the Cross River about one hundred years ago, Chief Indoma established th… - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/8/) — Xi.--how a Father Tried to Kill One of His Sons But Failed. — 84 sentences · Osewo of Inkum was a rich chief and had many slaves. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/9/) — Xii.--concerning the Okuni Witches and Cannibalism. — 114 sentences · In Okuni, a long time ago, there dwelt a chief called ’Ndabu. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/10/) — Xiii.--of Chief Amaza, His Wife Achi and the Tortoise. — 51 sentences · Achi was a fine-looking Okuni woman, the wife of Chief Amaza. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/11/) — Xiv.--the Fate of Agbor the Hunter, Who Killed His Wife and Children. — 43 sentences · Agbor was an Okuni man, and was married to a woman named Awo, by whom he had two children, but they were bot… - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/12/) — Xv.--what Happened At Okuni When Anyone Was Killed By Accident. — 119 sentences · Many years ago there were two small boys living at Okuni, named Ori Namfup and Ori, they were great friends… - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/13/) — Xviii.--how the River Came Into Existence; Or, Why a Crab Has No Head. — 29 sentences · When the Creator made the earth he appointed the elephant ruler of the world. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/14/) — Xix.--why the Mist Rises From the Water. — 139 sentences · Ogbaja of Ikom was the son of Chief ’Njum, and his mother was called Nara. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/15/) — Xxi.--why the Head of the Male Goat Smells So Strong. — 52 sentences · There was once a male goat who cut a large cotton-tree down and then burnt it. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/16/) — Xxii.--a Story of the Great Famine. — 63 sentences · In the days of the great famine, when all men and animals on the land were starving, the alligators and the… - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/) — Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover. — 158 sentences · Edidor was a very pretty Okuni girl. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/18/) — Xxv.--how Two Bendega Young Men Changed Their Skins., part 1 — 68 sentences · Bendega is a town on the right bank of the Afi River, which runs into the Cross River opposite to Abaragha. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/19/) — Xxv.--how Two Bendega Young Men Changed Their Skins., part 2 — 89 sentences · The hare took a path which led through some farm, and after a time came across some people who were clearing… - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/20/) — Xxv.--how Two Bendega Young Men Changed Their Skins., part 3 — 76 sentences · Now Chief Erim had only two wives; one was an Okuni woman, by whom he had a son called Odoggha Eyu, and the… - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/21/) — Xxv.--how Two Bendega Young Men Changed Their Skins., part 4 — 52 sentences · After this Odoggha Eyu sent to the house where the brass pans, jugs, plates and other valuables used to be k… - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/22/) — Xxix.--why a Python Never Swallows a Tortoise. — 29 sentences · In the days when the elephant was king over all the beasts of the forest, it was the custom for all the anim… - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/23/) — Xxx.--the Game of Hide-and-seek As Played By the Hawk and the Bush Cow. — 43 sentences · In the days when all the animals and birds lived together they were always on friendly terms, even the eagle… - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/24/) — Xxxi.--chief Kekong’s Daughter ’ndere Who Married a Python., part 1 — 80 sentences · Chief Kekong was a very rich Okuni chief. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/25/) — Xxxi.--chief Kekong’s Daughter ’ndere Who Married a Python., part 2 — 90 sentences · This was done for two days, and on the third day ’Ndere said she would like to go to the farm to see the peo… - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/26/) — Xxxi.--chief Kekong’s Daughter ’ndere Who Married a Python., part 3 — 81 sentences · When the chief returned to the town with his hunters, he sent some men to call Agbor, but although they knoc… - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/27/) — Quomodo Evenit Ut Penis Primum Cum Vagina Coiit. — 26 sentences · Penis autem olim rure solus habitabat, hand procul a Testiculis, amico ejus, qui magus erat valde peritus, a… - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/28/) — Fig. 2.--carved Wooden Table Used in Ju-ju Dances From Inkum. — 4 sentences · FIG. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/29/) — Fig. 2.--chief Indoma’s Compound. — 36 sentences · FIG.