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Hare and Hyena with wells – Wolof folktale

The Clever Hare and the Deep Well – Wolof Folktale

by Elizabeth Fabowale

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales·Wolof Folktales

In a sunlit Wolof village along the banks of a winding river in Senegal, the villagers were preparing for the dry season. Children played under the shade of palm trees, and the elders discussed how to store water and protect their crops. Among the animals living near the village were Hare and Hyena, creatures well-known for their very different habits.

Hare tricking a hyena on a narrow bridge over a river – Wolof folktale

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The Hyena and the Hare with the Bridge

In the heart of Senegal, among the Wolof people, stories of the clever hare and the foolish hyena are told to teach children how wisdom outshines carelessness. One of these stories is about a bridge, a river, and the choices that reveal who succeeds and who fails. Long ago, the

Hare and Hyena with fences – Wolof folktale

The Clever Hare and the Strong Fence – Wolof Folktale

In a quiet Wolof village along the winding riverbanks of Senegal, the

Parchment-style illustration of the hare outsmarting the hyena in seven Senegalese folktales about greed and carelessness.

Seven Senegalese Animal Folktales that Teach Lessons on Greed and carelessness

Across the open fields and villages of Senegal, the clever hare and

Parchment-style illustration of hare with millet sack and hyena spilling ashes, Senegalese folktale.

The Hyena, the Hare, and Other Tales from Senegal

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales

Across the plains and villages of Senegal, the hare, the hyena, the tortoise, and the monkey have long been the central figures of folktales that delight, instruct, and warn.

Parchment-style illustration of hare with millet sack and hyena spilling ashes, Senegalese folktale.

Millet Sack Trick, and Other Tales

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales

Across the plains and villages of Senegal, the hare, the hyena, the tortoise, and the monkey have long been the central figures of folktales that delight, instruct, and warn.

Parchment-style illustration of hare, hyena, spider, and leopard in Senegalese folktale scenes, showing trickery, greed, and divine lessons.

Three Tales of Wit, Greed, and Wisdom from Senegal

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales

The Hunting Expeditions of the Hare and the Hyena In the sunlit grasslands of Senegal, where baobabs rose like ancient guardians, the hare and the hyena set out together

Parchment-style illustration of a monkey, dog, hare, and hyena in Senegalese folktales, showing cleverness and patience.

Two Tales of Trickery and Wisdom from Senegal

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·Wolof Folktales

The Monkey and the Dog In the quiet stretches of Senegal, where the fields spread wide under the sun and farmers tilled the earth with care, two neighbors lived

a spider with a wooden axe hiding a steel axe, an elephant tied to a tree, and a wren flying away in a West African village scene

To Lose an Elephant for the Sake of a Wren | Wolof Folktale

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales·Wolof Folktales

Long ago in the land of the Wolof people of Senegal, there stood a tree so vast that it seemed to touch the very sky. Its trunk was thicker

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