Burkina Faso legend

Yam-yende clinging to a basket while her aunt becomes a buffalo, Mossi folktale scene.

Yam-yende Outsmarts Her Aunt: A Mossi Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Cleverness and Wisdom

African Folktales·Burkinabe Folktales·West African Folktales

In a bustling Mossi village of Burkina Faso, a group of children awaited a visit from their aunt. When she arrived, they were overjoyed, but little did they know that their aunt was no ordinary relative, she was a cunning witch. After her stay, she announced her wish to return home, and the children’s mother, wary of the aunt’s dark

Raogo approaches his mother’s hut while Poko watches, Mossi village scene.

African Folktales·Burkinabe Folktales·West African Folktales

Poko and Raogo: A Mossi Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Justice and Fate

In the heart of a Mossi village in Burkina Faso, a woman gave birth to twins, naming them Poko and Raogo. From the start, destiny was cruel: the mother took Poko home, nurturing him with love and care, but abandoned Raogo in the vast bush, leaving him alone under the