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The Treachery of Crocodile: An African Folktale of Water, Lions, and Betrayal
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...
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The Tale of the Bird King: How Tink-Tinkje Outsmarted the Vulture
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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The Seven Old Animals and the Robbers' House - African Folk Tale
The Seven Old Animals and the Robbers' House - African Folk Tale
Once there was a man who had an old dog, so old that the man desired to put him aside. The dog had...
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Lion Meets His Match: The Day the King of Beasts Met Man
Lion Meets His Match: The Day the King of Beasts Met Man
It so happened one day that Lion and Jackal came together to converse on affairs of land and state....
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The Clever Ram and the Cowardly Tiger: A Traditional African Trickster Tale
The Clever Ram and the Cowardly Tiger: A Traditional African Trickster Tale
Tiger (leopard) was returning home from hunting on one occasion when he came upon the kraal of Ram....
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The Magical Fiddle: How Monkey Escaped the Gallows - African Folk Tale
The Magical Fiddle: How Monkey Escaped the Gallows - African Folk Tale
Hunger and want forced Monkey one day to forsake his land and seek elsewhere among strangers for...
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The Great Ant Council: Why Ants Remain Divided - A Timeless Fable
The Great Ant Council: Why Ants Remain Divided - A Timeless Fable
In the earliest days of the world, when the first rains had settled the dust and the great trees had...
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The Origin of the Bushmen: A Traditional African Folk Tale
The Origin of the Bushmen: A Traditional African Folk Tale
Long ago, when the world was young and the stars were still learning their places in the sky, there...
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Mepoho - The Magic Woman
Mepoho - The Magic Woman
Mepoho was a Mijikenda diviner of repute.Little is known about her birth but it is claimed that she...
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Cierume - The Dancing Warrior
Cierume - The Dancing Warrior
This is the story of Cierume, the dancing warrior from Mbeere who killed men with her dancing...
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Mekatilili Wa Menza - Wonder Woman
Mekatilili Wa Menza - Wonder Woman
Thought to have been born in the 1840s, Mekatilili is said to be one of Kenya's earliest freedom...
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The Miracle of Mwana Tau: A Kenyan Coastal Legend from Siyu Island
The Miracle of Mwana Tau: A Kenyan Coastal Legend from Siyu Island
Long ago, in the coastal town of siyu, there lived a woman named Mwana Tau. She was a beloved figure...
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About Our Collection

Welcome to the most comprehensive digital library of African stories available online. Our collection spans the entire continent, featuring folktales, myths, legends, and stories from West, East, North, and South Africa.

These narratives have been carefully curated to showcase the rich diversity of African storytelling traditions, from the trickster tales of Anansi the Spider to the creation myths of the Yoruba people, and the animal fables of the Zulu.

Each story in our collection provides authentic insights into African cultures, traditions, values, and wisdom that have been passed down through generations.