A Snake’s Skin Looks Like a Snake: Fang Folktale of Bokeli and Jamba
Bokeli, son of Njambe-of-the-Sea-Coast, was compared to a snake. Just as a snake sheds its skin, leaving behind something that looks almost as frightening
The Giant Goat of Njambe: A Fang Folktale of Cunning and Greed
Long ago, in the time when animals built towns and shared the earth with gifts from the Creator, two unlikely companions, Tortoise and Leopard,
The Giant Goat and the Fate of Tortoise and Leopard: A Fang Folktale on Greed and Betrayal
Long ago, in a small town built by Tortoise (Kudu) and Leopard (Nja), peace and cooperation defined their early lives. Together, they cleared plantations,
Gazelle and Leopard: An Equatorial Guinea Folktale of Restraint.
In a far-off village, Gazelle and Leopard once decided to live side by side as neighbours and kin. Together, they built a town: Leopard
How Fly’s Boast Spread Panic and Crocodile’s Greed Brought Death: An Equatorial Guinea Folktale
One morning, Adder went to bathe, enjoying the cool water before returning to anoint his body with rich nyimba oil, pressed from bamboo-palm nuts.
Borrowed Feathers and Broken Friendship: Equatorial Guinea Folktale
Long ago, in a small village near a town, Parrot and Chicken lived side by side in friendship. They were not wild creatures of
The Plea for Mercy: An Equatorial Guinea Folktale on Truth and Patience.
Once upon a time, four animals lived as neighbours in a small town: Njabu the Civet, Vyadu the Antelope, Uhingi the Genet, and Kudu
A Journey for Salt: An Equatorial Guinea Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Disobedience and Delay
In a small town long ago, four unlikely neighbours lived together: Njabu the Civet, Ngweya the Hog, Mbama the Boa, and Kudu the Tortoise.
Why Dog Lost His Human Speech: A Folktale from Equatorial Guinea
Long ago, in the ancient days when humans and animals still lived side by side, speaking the same tongue and marrying among each other,
The Cost of Delay: An Equatorial Guinean Folktale
In the deep forests of Equatorial Guinea, where daylight filters gently through thick green canopies and night hums with the sound of unseen wings,
