Timeless African folktales retold for a new generation
Why Ants Carry Bundles as Big as Themselves
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.
Mawu’s Divine Justice
In the ancient days when the gods walked closely with mortals and
Mabel and the Witch
Once upon a time, in a place not so very far away,
Amina and the Djinn
Timbuktu, a city of golden sands and ancient knowledge, where the whispers of the past still dance on the desert wind. Once a shining beacon of learning and trade
The Baobab Grove Guardian
The land of Ségou breathes with the spirit of history. It carries the whispered songs of griots, the distant echoes of warriors long passed, and the gentle lullabies of
The Sacred Kora Guardian
The great Mali Empire stretched across West Africa like a golden tapestry, its wealth flowing from precious salt mines and abundant gold fields, its wisdom preserved in the melodic
The Three Sacred Trials
The crimson sun blazed over the towering cliffs of Bandiagara, painting the ancient rock faces in shades of gold and ochre. Along the cliff’s edge, the mud-brick villages of
The Blacksmith Secret
The ancient city of Djenné, with its magnificent towering mosque built of golden mudbrick and its maze of narrow, winding streets, had stood for countless centuries as a shining
The Warrior Princess of Mali
The desert sang its eternal song at night not a melody that could be heard with mortal ears, but a haunting tune carried on the restless wind, weaving through
The Talking Hippos of Mopti
Long before electric lights illuminated the banks of the mighty Niger River, when wooden trade boats groaned under the weight of precious millet and shimmering gold dust, the people
The Wise Hawk and the Owl
Long ago, in the ancient kingdom of Calabar, when the great King Effiong ruled over all the land, there lived a time of remarkable harmony between all living creatures.
The Drummer and the Alligators
In the bustling town of ‘Nsidung, south of the great trading city of Calabar, where the Cross River winds its way to the Atlantic Ocean, there lived a woman
The King Adam’s Test
In the ancient kingdom of Calabar, during the reign of the legendary King Adam, there lived countless creatures both great and small throughout the lush forests and fertile lands
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