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Traditional folktales from Ghanaian (Ghana), passed down through generations in West African Folktales.

Parchment-style illustration of Anansi tricking Ant into carrying a heavy box, Ashanti folktale from Ghana.

Why Ants Carry Bundles as Big as Themselves

by Oyebode Ayoola

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Kweku Anansi, the trickster spider of Ashanti tales, was well known for his cunning ways. He and his son, Kweku Tsin, were both skilled farmers who usually enjoyed plentiful harvests. Their farms had always been fruitful, with yams, beans, and maize ripening under their care. But one year misfortune struck. They had sown their seeds as usual, waiting for the

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Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom

In the ancient forests of Ghana, where towering trees formed green cathedrals and mysterious shadows danced between the leaves, lived the most cunning spider the world had ever known. His name was Ananse, though few remembered that his full name was actually Kweku Ananse, for he had been born on

Ananse discovering a glowing magical pot of wisdom in a dry, barren forest -African folktales

Kwaku Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom An Ashanti Folktale

There was once a time when famine swept across the land. The

Kwaku Ananse, the spider trickster, with a glowing magic pot -Akan folktales

Kwaku Ananse and the Magic Pot

Long ago, in a lively village by a sparkling river, there lived

Kweku Ananse holding bananas while Baboon stands beside a banana tree – Ghanaian Folktale

The Tale of Kweku Ananse and the Baboon’s Bananas

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Kweku Ananse was known throughout the land as a trickster who always believed his cleverness could outwit anyone. His first name, Kweku, came from being born on a Wednesday,

Parchment-style African folktale illustration of tortoise and lizard at hidden yam cave, with OldFolktales.com in corner.

The Tortoise and the Lizard

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In the time when animals walked and talked as freely as humans do today, a terrible famine swept across the land like a merciless wind. The rains had failed

Kweku Ananse and the Baboon

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One of the few animals that was ever able to outsmart Kweku Ananse, the famous trickster spider whose first name came from being born on a Wednesday, was Adun,

Wild stallion transforming into a zebra in the African veld, Ashanti folktale scene.

The Zebra Stallion

African Folktales·Ghanaian Folktales·West African Folktales

Long ago, in the days when animals were not yet as we know them now, there was a stallion unlike any other. He lived in the kraal with the

Quarcoo leaping from a tree as animals flee, Ghanaian folktale.

Quarcoo Bah-Boni – The Bad Boy of African Folklore

African Folktales·Ghanaian Folktales·West African Folktales

Once upon a time, in a small village surrounded by forests and farmlands, a man and his wife lived quietly but sorrowfully, for they had no children. Then, one

Leopard learning hunting from Cat with kittens nearby, African folktale scene.

Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey on Its Left Side – African Folktale

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Long ago, when the world was still young and the animals were learning their ways of survival, the leopard was not the mighty hunter we know today. He lived

Leopard fleeing a house as Ram calls out, African folktale scene.

The Leopard and the Ram: A Tale of Friendship and Fear

African Folktales·Ghanaian Folktales·West African Folktales

Long ago, in the quiet heart of the African forest, the ram and the leopard lived as neighbors. Though very different in strength and nature, each of them had

A ragged robber boasting in his hut while an angry old man stands at the door, West African folktale.

The Robber and the Old Man

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Greed is a shadow that follows every man, but wisdom is the torch that reveals its path. In an old Oceanian village, where palm trees bent toward the sea

Maku Mawu finding the ring inside a fish in an African folktale.

Maku Mawu and Maku Fia – An African Folktale of Fate and Justice

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Long ago, in a village in Africa, there lived two men who were the closest of friends. They were inseparable, always seen together whether in the fields, at the

A lion confronting a wolf in an African folktale scene.

The Lion and the Wolf – An African Folktale of Justice

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Once upon a time, in a quiet village, there lived an old woman who owned a fine flock of sheep. She cared for them with great patience, feeding them

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