Mami Wata: The Water Spirit of West Africa, Between Myth, Memory, and the Sacred Deconstructing the "African Mermaid" Monolith
Few figures in West African folklore and religious tradition have traveled as widely and been as...
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The Fish Husband and the Broken Promise: An Ila Folktale from Zambia
There was once a young woman whom no one thought likely to marry. She had no parents, no cattle, no...
Tiny Titi and the Hungry Lion: A Ngoni Trickster Bird Tale
The animals that did not eat flesh lived in fear. Lion hunted without mercy and killed many of their...
Why the Zebra Has Stripes but No Horns: An Ila Folktale from Zambia
One day the grass-eating animals gathered to solve a serious problem. Lions and leopards hunted them...
Suspicion Spreads: The Tumbuka Tale of the Lizard and the Animal King
When animals alone lived on the earth, Elephant was their king and Hare was his councillor. Hare was...
How a Lost Spear Brought Fire to the World: A Lala Folktale from Zambia
There were two brothers-in-law in one village. One was a blacksmith who forged spears and axes. The...
Why Nyambe Left Earth: The Lozi Myth of Kamunu and the Spider Road
In the beginning Nyambe, creator of the world, lived on earth with Nasileli. There was only land...
How Death Came to the Lunda
Long ago, before villages spread across the land, Nzambi came down to earth by way of a rainbow. He...
The Chief Kurunguthe-Bad-Fish and the Origin of the Spider
A tale, a tale! Let it go and let it return. There was once a great chief named Kurunguthe-Bad-Fish...
How the Whip and the 'Maara' Spoon Came to the Haunts of Men
A story, a story! Let it come, let it go. There was a man who had two wives. One wife had borne him...
The Beautiful Maiden and How the Hartebeest Received the Teardrops Under His Eyes
A story, a story! Let it come, let it go. There was once a great chief who had begotten a daughter of...
The Boy, the Old Woman, and How the Wasp Received His Slender Waist
A story, a story! Let it come, let it go. There was a time when a great chief commanded that the...
The Story of the Slave Named “The World”
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, and may the peace of Allah be upon him, after...
The Woman with Two Skins
Long ago in Calabar, there ruled a powerful king named Eyamba. He conquered many lands, taking the...
How the Hunter Escaped His Debts
Many years ago, in the deep forests of Calabar, there lived a hunter named Effiong. He was known...
The Tortoise and His Beautiful Daughter
Long ago, in a powerful kingdom deep within the forests of the Cross River, there lived a mighty...
The Story of Demane and Demazana
Long ago, in the rolling hills of Southern Africa, there lived two devoted siblings named Demane and...
The Games of the Children of the Wind
Before the white man’s game of cricket reached our villages, our boys already played the games of...
The Smoke of Two Worlds
Long ago, when the grass was tall and the rivers still whispered the names of those who crossed...
The Dance of Ntonjane: When the Daughter of a Chief Defied Custom
Long, Long Ago... Long, long ago, when the voices of the ancestors still whispered through the grass,...
The Dance of Umdudo: A Xhosa Marriage Story
Long, Long Ago…Long, long ago, before iron and ink came to the land, when the drum spoke louder than...
Traditions of the Amaxhosa: STORY OF THE BIRD THAT MADE MILK.
Long, Long Ago…Long, long ago, before iron pots shone in the villages and before the plough sang...
The Treachery of Crocodile: An African Folktale of Water, Lions, and Betrayal
In the days when animals could still speak, Crocodile was the acknowledged foreman of all water...
The Tale of the Bird King: How Tink-Tinkje Outsmarted the Vulture
The birds wanted a king. Men have a king, animals have a king—so why shouldn’t they? All the birds...
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