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 Kantebay Sallim and Cali wad Maco: A Tigrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Pride and Retribution
On a rugged mountain in Tigre, Eritrea, the village of Kantebay Sallim stood proud, perched like a sentinel above the valleys below. Not far away, in the district of
Soungoula the Clever Tortoise
In the islands of the Seychelles, where the blue waters sparkle under the sun and the forests are alive with the calls of birds, there lived a tortoise named
The Fisherman and the Shark Spirit
In the Seychelles, where the turquoise sea kisses the white sands and fishermen cast their nets under the burning sun, there lived a man who made his living from
The Magic Breadfruit Tree
Long ago, on one of the sunlit islands of the Seychelles, there was a small village surrounded by palm trees and the endless ocean. Life was simple but not
The Woman Who Turned into Stone
On the island of Mahé in the Seychelles, where the sea washes the granite cliffs and the forests hum with the voices of birds, there once lived a woman
The Secret of the Flying Fox
Long ago, when the world of humans and the world of spirits lay closer together than they do now, the island skies of the Seychelles were filled with the
The Dance of the Moutya Drums
Long ago on the islands of Seychelles, life moved with the rhythm of the sea and the beat of the drum. Among the people, the moutya drum was more
The Curse of the Coco de Mer
The islands of Seychelles are home to a palm unlike any other in the world, the mysterious coco de mer. With its great fan-shaped leaves and enormous seeds, this
The Spirit of Silhouette Island
Far out in the Seychelles archipelago lies Silhouette Island, a place of misty peaks and dense forests where the songs of birds echo through valleys and streams tumble down
The Three Wise Men and the Lost Camel
In the bustling marketplace of an ancient Ethiopian trading town, where the scents of frankincense and berbere spice mingled with the dust kicked up by countless feet, a wealthy
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