Africa
Folk tales and stories from African traditions.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Hunt Of Lion And Jackal
A timeless African folk tale about an unlikely partnership between a mighty lion and a clever jackal.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Story Of Lion And Little Jackal
Story Of Lion And Little Jackal: Little Jackal one day went out hunting, when he met Lion. Lion proposed that they should hunt together, on condition that if a
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dance For Water Or Rabbit’s Triumph
The Dance For Water Or Rabbit's Triumph: There was a frightful drought. The rivers after a while dried up and even the springs gave no water. The animals
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Lion’s Share
Lion's Share: Lion and Jackal went together a-hunting. They shot with arrows. Lion shot first, but his arrow fell short of its aim; but Jackal hit the game
African Folk Tales
All Ages
Lion Who Took A Woman’s Shape
Lion Who Took A Woman's Shape: Some Women, it is said, went out to seek roots and herbs and other wild food. On their way home they sat down and said, “Let us
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Lion Who Thought Himself Wiser Than His Mother
Lion Who Thought Himself Wiser Than His Mother
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Lion And Jackal
Lion And Jackal: The Lion and the Jackal agreed to hunt on shares, for the purpose of laying in a stock of meat for the winter months for their families. 's
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Elephant And Tortoise
Elephant And Tortoise: Two powers, Elephant and Rain, had a dispute. Elephant said, “If you say that you nourish me, in what way is it that you say so?” Rain
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Jackal And Monkey
A cunning jackal raided livestock nightly until a monkey's simple insight exposed his one vulnerability.
African Folk Tales
All Ages
Crocodile’s Treason
Crocodile's Treason: Crocodile was, in the days when animals still could talk, the acknowledged foreman of all water creatures and if one should judge from
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Why White Ants Always Harm Man’S Property
Why White Ants Always Harm Man’S Property: There came once such a terrible famine in the land that a grain of corn was worth far more than its weight in gold.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked
Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked: A man, hunting one day in the forest, met a tiger. At first each was afraid of the other; but after some