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The Chain of Blame: Finding Justice for Teacher Goso
Have you ever wondered how far a chain of cause and effect might stretch? How one seemingly small...
Récits de Konlan Mikpekoah
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The Trickster's Ultimate Challenge: Jackal, Wolf, and Leopard
Have you ever wondered how far a clever mind can go to escape seemingly impossible situations? What...
The Sparrow and the Parrot: Ancient Wisdom on Value and Contribution
Once upon a time, in a small village surrounded by lush forests and flowing streams, lived a man who...
The Strange Little Sun: An African Tale
A Mysterious Beginning“The Sun was a strange little child,” said Outa. “He never had any Pap-pa or...
The Clever Jackal and the Pigs: An African Tale
A Troubling MorningThe pigs had been very troublesome all morning, almost destroying the gate of the...
The Cunning Jakhals and the King of Beasts: An African Tale
One day in the early morning, before any people were awake, Jakhals was prowling around, looking for...
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The Origins of Dawn: Why the Cock Crows for the Sun Each Morning
In the beginning, the sun was the property of the cock. The god once asked the cock to give him the...
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The Betrayal of Trust: How the Snake and Rat Became Eternal Enemies
Once upon a time, the snake and the rat were very good friends. The snake was richer than the rat....
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How Death Came to the World: The Tale of God's Delayed Message
African creation myth illustration depicting three key moments in a traditional storytelling format....
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The Witch's Deception: How Itu's Shapeshifter Defeated King Mbotu of Calabar
Mbotu was a very famous king of Old Town, Calabar. He was frequently at war, and was always...
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The Fatal Love: A Calabar Tale of the Queen and the Market Boy
Ituen was a young man of Calabar. He was the only child of his parents, and they were extremely fond...
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The Skull's Deception: A Calabar Tale of Beauty and Disobedience
Effiong Edem was a native of Cobham Town. He had a very fine daughter, whose name was Afiong. All...
The Man, His Son, and Their Donkey: A Tale of Pleasing Everyone
A man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along by his...
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The Apprentice Thief: How a Boy Outwitted His Uncle - A Middle Eastern Folk Tale
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a young boy with his mother. His father had passed...
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The Ghoul's Bread Box: A Tale of Loss and Redemption
Once upon a time, in a small village on the edge of a dark forest, there lived a poor family – a...
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The Brothers' Tale: Sacred Salt and the Ghoul's Defeat - A Middle Eastern Folktale
Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived two brothers who were both married. Times were...
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The Dog's Loyal Sacrifice: How the Tortoise Got its Shell Pattern
Once upon a time, all animals were living together in unity. They were eating whatever they can find...
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The Creation Myth of Doondari: How the Universe and Man Were Made
At the beginning there was a huge drop of milk. Then Doondari came and he created the stone. Then...
The Magic Stone Escape: How Ananse the Spider Saved Goat from Tiger - West African Folk Story
Tiger, Ananse, and Goat shared a house together, but Tiger wanted the whole house for himself. "I'm...
The Contest of Strength: How Ananse the Spider Tricked Tiger and Deer - West African Folk Tale
Ananse and Tiger wanted to see whose hand was strongest. Ananse hid a hammer up his sleeve and hit...
The Suspicious Spider: How Ananse Outsmarted Tiger's Death Plot
Tiger wanted to kill Ananse. "Tell him I'm dead," Tiger said to Mrs. Tiger. "I'll lie here and wait...
Why Spiders Hide in Debris: The Dark Tale of Ananse's Rooftop Escape - West African Origin Story
Ananse and his family were on the rooftop, hiding from Tiger. One of Anansi's children complained,...
Why Spiders Live on Roofs: The Tale of How Ananse's Final Trick Changed Spider History - West African Origin Story
Tiger and Ananse went to the river. "Wash your guts!" Ananse told Tiger. Tiger took out his guts and...
The Bone Hole Ghost: How Ananse's Family Outsmarted Tiger for His Stew - West African Spider Tale
Tiger had a big pot of stew-meat, and he had a bone-hole where he threw the bones. Ananse and his...
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