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The Woman Made of Oil: An African Folktale of Beauty, Jealousy, and Resurrection

The Woman Made of Oil: An African Folktale of Beauty, Jealousy, and Resurrection

The Woman Made of OilThere was once a very fat woman who was made of oil. She was very beautiful,...
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The Leopard's Famine: An African Folktale of Survival, Sacrifice, and Betrayal

The Leopard's Famine: An African Folktale of Survival, Sacrifice, and Betrayal

Many years ago there was a great famine throughout the land, and all the people were starving. The...
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The Quest for Heavenly Fire: An African Folktale of Teamwork and Divine Challenges

The Quest for Heavenly Fire: An African Folktale of Teamwork and Divine Challenges

Nzambi-on-Earth had a beautiful daughter, but she swore that no earthly being should marry her...
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The Princess and the Deceitful Slave: An African Folktale of Innocence and Betrayal

The Princess and the Deceitful Slave: An African Folktale of Innocence and Betrayal

Nzambi had a most beautiful daughter, and she took the greatest care of her. As the child grew up,...
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The Clever Rabbit and the Hardworking Antelope

The Clever Rabbit and the Hardworking Antelope

It was during an almost rainless hot season, when all who had no wells were beginning to feel the...
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The Elephant, Rain, and Little Tortoise

The Elephant, Rain, and Little Tortoise

Two powers, Elephant and Rain, had a dispute. Elephant said, "If you say that you nourish me, in...
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The Woman and the Lion

The Woman and the Lion

Some Women, it is said, went out to seek roots and herbs and other wild food. On their way home they...
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The Hare and the Inkalimeva

The Hare and the Inkalimeva

Once upon a time the animals made a kraal and put some fat in it. They agreed that one of their...
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The Rabbit and the Water Dance

The Rabbit and the Water Dance

There was a frightful drought. The rivers after a while dried up and even the springs gave no...
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The Crafty Jackal and the Water Hole

The Crafty Jackal and the Water Hole

There was a great drought in the land, and Lion called together a number of animals so that they...
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The Crocodile's Treachery

The Crocodile's Treachery

In the days when animals could still converse as easily as humans do today, Crocodile was the...
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The Seven Old Animals: African Folktale

The Seven Old Animals: African Folktale

Once there lived a man who owned an old dog, so aged and weary that the man desired to cast him...
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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.