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 Handsome Porter’s Dream
In a bustling marketplace where merchants hawked their wares under the scorching sun and dust swirled around wooden stalls, there lived a young man blessed with extraordinary beauty but
The Clever Wife Who Outsmarts Sheikh
In a sun-baked village where the desert winds carried the scent of frankincense and cardamom, and palm trees cast precious shade over dusty streets, there stood an ancient well
The Two Ethiopian Thieves
In the rolling highlands of ancient Ethiopia, where red earth stretched beneath endless blue skies and small towns dotted the landscape like scattered jewels, there lived two men whose
The Three Tests of a Bride
In the bustling marketplace of an ancient Middle Eastern city, where merchants called their wares beneath colorful awnings and the scent of cardamom and cinnamon filled the air, there
How Mohammed Hassan Learned Not to Be Too Shy
Once upon a time, in a village by the wide Somali plains, there lived a young boy named Mohammed Hassan. He had lost both his father and mother when
The Cracked Land of Drought
Once upon a time, a mother and her young son began a long journey to visit her married daughter far away. They set off early in the morning, carrying
Why the Fox Lost Everything
Long ago, when animals lived and worked together as if they were people, there was a fox named Deya Ali. She was clever, but her cleverness was filled with
The Cunning Fox and the Monkeys
In the vast African savanna, where acacia trees stretched their thorny branches toward the endless sky and the red earth baked under the scorching sun, there lived two monkeys
Abba Bukkush: The Clever Court Jester
In the ancient highlands of Ethiopia, where the morning mist danced across golden fields and the royal palace stood proud against the azure sky, there lived a man whose
Hyena and Fox’s False Dispute
In the ancient highlands of Ethiopia, where the acacia trees stretched their thorny branches toward endless blue skies and the red earth told stories of countless generations, there lived
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