Timeless African folktales retold for a new generation
The River Maiden
In the heart of Yorubaland, where the Oṣun River winds like a silver snake through forests and farms, stood the village of Olódò. The people lived by the river’s gifts. It watered their yam fields, filled their pots with tilapia, and carried canoes laden with palm oil to far-off markets.
The Cannibal Woman
Long ago, in a Somali village, there lived a terrifying woman who
The Man Who Never Lied
Once upon a time in the lands of Kenya, there lived a
The Story of the Sacred Drum: A Burundian Folktale
Long ago, when the hills of Burundi were still clothed in untouched forests and the rivers flowed like veins of silver through the valleys, the god of music and
The Tale of the Intore Warriors: Burundian Folktale
In the heart of Burundi’s hills, where green valleys stretch toward the horizon and rivers cut deep paths through fertile lands, a legend was born. It is the tale
Ngabo the Brave Warrior: A Burundian Folktale
In the rolling hills and fertile valleys of Burundi, where rivers sparkle beneath the African sun and mountains stand like ancient guardians, tales of heroes are told with reverence.
The Legend of the Burundian Origin
Long ago, before rivers carved their paths through the valleys and before mountains rose proudly above the plains, there was only silence and emptiness. Out of this vast stillness
The Elephant and the River: Burundian Folktale
In the wide savannas of Burundi, where the sun burns like fire upon the earth and tall acacia trees stretch their branches toward the sky, there lived an elephant
The Clever Hare and the Ferocious Lion: A Burundian Folktale
In the heart of the Burundi wilderness, where tall grasses swayed in the wind and the cries of wild creatures echoed across the plains, lived two animals whose natures
The Tale of the Mysterious Lake Tanganyika: A Burundian Folktale
Long ago, before Burundi became the land of villages, fields, and bustling markets, the world was shaken by a great flood. The gods, angered by the corruption and sin of
The Legend of Bantu Origins: A Burundian Folktale
Long ago, before Burundi was the land we know today, the ancestors of the Bantu people set forth on a journey that would shape not only their destiny but
A Somali Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deception
Long ago in Somalia, there lived a man named Egal Sheeda, a trickster whose wit and cunning were both admired and feared. One day, his bull wandered into the
The Boy Lion of Fafen: A Somali Folktale
In the dry, thorny plains of Fafen, where the acacia trees cast long shadows and the wind carries whispers of danger, there once lived a lion so feared that
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