Leopard and Gazelle story

Gazelle boasting at dice game, animals listening, Central African folktale.

The Gazelle’s Trick and the Leopard’s Loss: A Traditional African Folktale

African Folktales·Central African Folktales·Central African Republic Folktales

Once upon a time, deep in the forest, a Leopard became the proud mother of seven cubs. She loved her young ones dearly, but motherhood also came with responsibility. Each day, she had to hunt to provide food for herself and her children. Knowing she could not leave the cubs unattended, she turned to a neighbour she trusted, the Jackal.

Leopard boiling a pot while clever Gazelle escapes as dog in Congolese folktale.

African Folktales·Central African Folktales·Congolese (DRC) Folktales

The Leopard and His Mother’s Teeth: A Congolese Folktale

In the heart of the African forest, where the air was thick with the scent of wild herbs and the rustle of unseen creatures, a clever Gazelle returned home from the market with a bag full of golden maize. The grains glistened in the afternoon sun, and soon, the aroma

Leopard stuck to wooden Nkondi fetish in Congolese folktale with Gazelle nearby.

The Leopard and the Nkondi: A Wooden Fetish | A Congolese Folktale

In the distant past, when the world was young and the forests

The Gazelle’s Trick and the Leopard’s Loss: A Traditional African Folktale

The Leopard and His Mother’s Teeth: A Congolese Folktale

The Leopard and the Nkondi: A Wooden Fetish | A Congolese Folktale

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