Why the Bat Flies by Night – Hausa Version
In old Kano, the world’s first fire belonged to the sun, who loaned its sparks to creatures for cooking and warmth. Among them was
Why the Bat Flies by Night – Akan Version
In the forests of Ashanti, Bat was once a respected drummer for the animal council. His wings beat time so well that dance and
The Hyena’s Secret – Somali Version
Hyena padded along the Guban plain where thorn trees lean like tired sentries and the wind keeps everyone’s business. His ribs showed like a
The Hyena’s Secret – Zulu Version
In the shadow of the Drakensberg, a kraal sat ringed by thorn branches, smoke rising in thin blue threads. Hyena, whose laugh could limp
The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter – Igbo Version
In Umuagu, a village where breadfruit trees shade gossip and the harmattan writes on every face, Tortoise, Mbekwu, had a daughter as lovely as
The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter – Kikuyu Version
Near the roots of a great mũgumo fig, where elders hold council and birds rehearse songs for the morning, lived Mũthoni, daughter of Tortoise,
The Lucky Fisherman – Yoruba Version
On the wide Ogun River, where the water holds the color of palm bark and the morning mist sits like an old woman’s shawl,
The Child and the Wind Spirit
In a small Zulu village surrounded by rolling green hills, there lived a boy named Lindo whose laughter was as wild as the wind
The Woman Who Wove the Night Sky
In a quiet valley where the wind carried the songs of the ancestors, there once lived an old woman named Nomvula. Her back was
The River of Singing Stones
Long ago, in the heart of the Kalahari, there lived a traveller named Tumo, a man who roamed from village to village carrying only
