Today's free book is Batanga Tales by R. H. Nassau (Journal of American folklore. vol.28 1915). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
1. The favored daughter
2. Two friends: a story of revenge
3. John-the-wise and I-am-John
4. The Three Ilambes
5. Knowledge, Strength, Skill: which is the greatest?
6. African Proverb: Let us go back to the place that was left.
7. Ghosts at a funeral
8. Over-sleeping and Over-eating: which is worse?
9. Two people with only one eye
10. Play at hide-and-seek
11. Pistol, the fighting-gun
12. The three statements
13. Fire and Water: which has greater power?
14. Three brothers
15. A great friendship
16. Two brothers and their enmity
17. The toucan and the three golden-girdled children
