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,
The Blacksmith and the Sacred Fire
In the ancient days of Mali, when the world was still new and the people were learning how to shape their lives, the blacksmith was unlike any other man.
The Hyena Who Wanted to Be King
Long ago in the dry but fertile lands of the Sahel, the animals lived together in fragile peace. The sun burned hot above the golden grasses, and the nights
The Whispering Sand Dunes
In the heart of Mauritania, the desert stretches farther than the eye can see. Waves of golden dunes rise and fall like an endless ocean, their peaks glowing under
The Woman Who Married the Moon
Long ago, when the desert winds carried songs across the endless sands and the stars shone like a thousand lamps over the night sky, there lived a young woman
The Trickster Scorpion and the Desert Spirits
In the vast deserts of Mauritania, where golden sands stretched endlessly under the burning sun and the winds carried ancient whispers, lived a small scorpion with a big reputation.
The Lost Son of the Saharan King
Long ago, in the vast expanse of the Saharan desert, a proud kingdom flourished under the rule of a wise and just king. Sand dunes stretched endlessly around the
The Tale of the Singing Camel
In a sun-scorched desert of Mauritania, where golden sands stretched endlessly and the wind carried whispers of ancient secrets, a small village lay quietly among the dunes. Life was
Why Fowls Never Shut Their Doors: A Traditional African Folktale
Long ago, in a village where animals and humans shared close ties, there lived a chief who owned a great number of fowls. These birds, though lively and colourful,
The Clever Desert Fox and the Hidden Oasis
In the endless sands of the Mauritanian desert, where the sun scorched the earth by day and the winds whispered secrets at night, a clever desert fox roamed. The
The Origin of the Mossi Kingdom’s Drum
Long ago, in the rolling plains of what is now Burkina Faso, a young people were learning how to live in harmony with the land and one another. Among
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