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 Trickster Hare and the Sacred Baobab Tree
In a small village in Burkina Faso, where the golden sun warmed the earth and the winds whispered through the tall grasses, there stood a great baobab tree. Its
The Enchanting Hare and Fig Tree
In the lush landscapes of Guinea-Bissau, where the tropical winds carried the scent of rich earth and distant ocean, there lived a hardworking man who tended a beautiful garden
The Trickster Hare and the Bean Garden
In a time when the sun painted golden shadows across the vast African landscape, there lived a hardworking farmer who took great pride in his expansive bean garden. Row
The Candonga Driver and Death
In the dusty outskirts of a West African town, where the red earth stretched endlessly toward distant horizons and the air shimmered with heat waves that danced like spirits,
The Kind Stepsister Magic Reward
In a small village where the morning mist clung to thatched roofs like gossamer veils and the scent of woodsmoke mingled with blooming jasmine, there lived a widow whose
The Lion, the Hyena, and the House of Panic | A Senegalese Folktale
In the heart of the African bush, where tall grasses sway in the wind and the air hums with the songs of unseen birds, two creatures, Lion and Hyena,
The Fate of De N’Galack and Patte N’Galack’s Mother| A Gambian Folktale
Once, in a quiet Gambian village, there lived a woman with her two daughters, De N’Galack and Patte N’Galack. The woman suffered from a painful sore on her foot,
The Three Royal Brothers
In a magnificent kingdom where golden spires reached toward the heavens and marble halls echoed with the footsteps of nobility, there ruled a king whose heart carried a burden
The Sacred Promise: A tale of promises
In a time when words carried the weight of sacred oaths and a man’s honor was measured by his faithfulness to his promises, there lived a father whose wisdom
How a Poor Shoemaker Became King
In a kingdom nestled between emerald hills and silver streams, there existed a tradition unlike any other realm in the known world. Where other lands crowned their rulers based
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