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Quwwatu-Llah Oyebode

An illustration of tortoise flying with birds to sky feast, African Cameroon folktale scene.

The Tortoise and the Feast in the Sky

by Quwwatu-Llah Oyebode

African Folktales·Cameroonian Folktales·Central African Folktales

In a time long ago, when animals still spoke and gathered as people do, the land stretched wide beneath a great and endless sky. Forests whispered with life, rivers sang softly over stones, and the creatures of the earth lived by wit, strength, and the bonds they shared with one another. Among them lived Tortoise, a creature small in size,

A baobab tree speaking to villagers exposing corrupt leader, Gbaya folktale scene.

Central African Folktales·Central African Republic Folktales

The Baobab Tree That Spoke Truth

In the heart of a wide and sun-warmed land, where the earth stretched in red tones and the wind carried the scent of dust and leaves, there stood a great baobab tree at the center of a village. It was no ordinary tree. Explore more Southern African folktales here Its

A tortoise in pit beneath forest spirits in Banda Central African folktale scene.

The Tortoise and the Clever Forest Spirits

In a season when the earth had forgotten rain and the rivers

A hunter kneeling before forest spirits in sacred Cameroon forest clearing.

The Hunter and the Forest Spirits

Long before the forest paths were worn by many feet, when the

An illustration of girl honoring sacred well spirit in Eritrean lowland village.

The Spirit of the Forgotten Well

East African Folktales·Eritrean Folktales

In the wide, sun-warmed lowlands of Eritrea, where the earth stretches open beneath a vast sky and life depends on the careful use of water, there once stood a

An illustration of hare outwitting hyena in Eritrean highlands during famine.

The Clever Hare and the Greedy Hyena

East African Folktales·Eritrean Folktales

In the cool highlands of Eritrea, where rocky hills rise above scattered fields and acacia trees cast thin shadows across the land, animals and humans alike lived by one

An illustration of magical basket of food shared among Burundian villagers.

The Basket That Never Stayed Full

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the rural heartlands of Burundi, where rolling hills cradle small villages and every household depends closely on the land, there was once a woman known for her resilience.

An illustration of king without shadow listening to storyteller in Burundian royal court.

The King’s Lost Shadow

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the ancient hills of Burundi, where royal courts once stood as centers of authority and tradition, there ruled a king known for his power and presence. His word

An illustration of river spirit flooding and restoration ritual in Burundian village.

The River That Refused to Sleep

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the lush regions of Burundi near the great Lake Tanganyika, where rivers wind through valleys like living veins of the land, there once flowed a river known for

An illustration of woman and villagers transforming mountain path in Burundi hills.

The Woman Who Carried the Mountain

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the rolling highlands of rural Burundi, where hills rise and fall like waves frozen in earth, there was once a village nestled between steep slopes and narrow paths.

An illustration of hare outsmarting hyena during famine in Burundian grasslands.

The Clever Hare and the Greedy Hyena

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the rolling hills and open grasslands of the Great Lakes region, where Burundi’s landscapes stretch between forests and savannah, there came a season when the earth grew thin

An illustration of girl and rain spirit bringing rain to drought-stricken Burundian land.

The Girl Who Married the Rain

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the fertile hills of Burundi, where once green fields stretched across the land like woven cloth and rivers moved steadily through valleys, there came a time when the

An illustration of boy communicating with forest animals in Burundian woodland.

The Boy Who Understood Animals

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

In the forest-adjacent hills of Burundi, where mist clings to the treetops and villages rest quietly between valleys and woodland, there once lived a boy who felt more at

An illustration of sacred Ingoma drum revealing truth in Burundian village justice scene.

The Drum That Spoke Truth

Burundian Folktales·East African Folktales

High in the rolling hills of Burundi, where mist clings to the earth in the early morning and the wind moves softly across terraced slopes, there once stood a

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