Animal tales 2 is the second in a series of animal stories compiled by G.R. von Wielligh. These stories were gathered by Von Wielligh from the Khoikhoi people and are some of the oldest animal stories known in South Africa. In Animal tales 2 we meet new animal characters such as Tiger, Crocodile and Rabbit. Poor Wolf still suffers under the hand and tricks of Jackal and is often outwitted by Jackal. We also discover why Tortoise is such a gloomy fellow and how he came to learn that honesty is the best policy. We see that even a clever animal like Baboon can be fooled; that fright can cause him to have a fit; and we find out where his fear of rifles comes from.