Mamadou and Anta: A Story Between Humans and Jinns | A Wolof Folktale from Gambia
There was once a man named Mamadou who longed for knowledge. Leaving his home in Oualo, he journeyed to Kayor in search of a
The Yumboes: Spirits of the Jaloff People | An African Folktale
Across the mainland of Africa, opposite the small isle of Gorée, the Jaloff people tell of a mysterious race of beings known as the
The Ungrateful Crocodile
The blazing African sun hung high in a cloudless sky, casting shimmering waves of heat across the vast savanna. Along the muddy banks of
The Moon’s Gift to Humanity
In the time when the world was young and magic flowed like rivers through the land, there lived a troop of spot-nosed monkeys in
I Was Born in the Fire
In the vast expanse of the African savanna, where the red earth stretched endlessly beneath a sky painted in eternal blue, there lived a
The Hyena, the Hare, and the Holly
In the heart of the African savanna, where the great river wound its way through golden grasslands like a silver serpent, there lived a
The Hunter and the Spirit of the Bush
In the heart of Guinea, where the forests stretch wide and the call of birds mixes with the rustle of leaves, there once lived
The Lizard and the Chameleon
In the warm forests of Guinea, where the sun kissed the trees with golden light and the rains left the earth rich and alive,
The Fall of the Lion and the Rise of the Hare
In the vast forests of Guinea, where the rustling trees whispered secrets of the earth and the rivers carried songs of old, the lion
The Hunter and the Buffalo
In the deep forests of Guinea, where tall trees rise like watchful guardians and the rivers murmur ancient secrets, there lived a renowned hunter.
