A man, hunting one day in the forest, met a tiger. At first each was afraid of the other; but after...

A hunter, who was terribly poor, was one day walking through the forest in search of food. Coming to...

In the olden times there stood in the King's town a very great tree. This tree was so huge that it...

In the olden days all the animals of the world lived together in friendship. They had no one to rule...

Once upon a time in a certain village lived a man and his wife who were childless. One day, however,...

At one time leopards did not know how to catch animals for food. Knowing that the cat as very...

A ram once decided to make a clearing in the woods and build himself a house. A leopard who lived...

In a big town lived a very rich gentleman. The fame of his wealth soon spread. A clever thief heard...

‘I will die God’s death’ and ‘I will die the King’s death’Once upon a time there were two men who...

A certain old lady had a very fine flock of sheep. She had fed and cared for them so well that they...

Kwofi was the eldest son of a farmer who had two wives. Kwofi’s mother had no other children.When...

There once lived a woman who had three sons. These sons were very much attached to their mother and...

A village hunter had one day gone farther afield than usual. Coming to a part of the forest with...

A few hundred years ago, the chief Mauri (God) determined to have a splendid yam festival. He...

There once lived upon the earth a poor man called Ohia, whose wife was named Awirehu. This...

Once upon a time there was great scarcity of food in the land. Father Anansi and his son, Kweku...

It happened one day that a poor Akim-man had to travel from his own little village to Accra—one of...

The famine had lasted nearly three years. Kweku Tsin, being very hungry, looked daily in the forest...

Many centuries ago, the people of this earth were much troubled by floods. The sea used at times to...

A man in one of the villages had a very beautiful daughter. She was so lovely that people called her...

There had been another great famine throughout the land. The villagers looked thin and pale for lack...

There once lived a woman who had one great desire. She longed to have a daughter—but alas! she was...

Anansi, in his old age, became a fisherman. Very soon after that his sight began to fail. Finally,...

Egya Anansi was a very skilful farmer. He, with his wife and son, set to work one year to prepare a...

Kweku Anansi and Kweku Tsin—his son—were both very clever farmers. Generally, they succeeded in...

A hard-working squirrel had, after much labour, succeeded in cultivating a very fine farm. Being a...

There came once such a terrible famine in the land that a grain of corn was worth far more than its...

There had been a great famine in the land for many months. Meat had become so scarce that only the...

In a town not very far from Anansi’s home lived a great king. This king had three beautiful...

There had been a long and severe famine in the land where Anansi lived. He had been quite unable to...

Near Anansi’s miserable little hut, there was a fine palace where lived a very rich man called...

In the olden days, all the stories which men told were stories of Nyankupon, the chief of the gods....

Once there was a very poor man, named Haamdaa′nee, who begged from door to door for his living,...

Have you ever wondered how far a chain of cause and effect might stretch? How one seemingly small...

Have you ever wondered how far a clever mind can go to escape seemingly impossible situations? What...

Once upon a time, in a small village surrounded by lush forests and flowing streams, lived a man who...

A Mysterious Beginning“The Sun was a strange little child,” said Outa. “He never had any Pap-pa or...

A Troubling MorningThe pigs had been very troublesome all morning, almost destroying the gate of the...

One day in the early morning, before any people were awake, Jakhals was prowling around, looking for...

In the beginning, the sun was the property of the cock. The god once asked the cock to give him the...

Once upon a time, the snake and the rat were very good friends. The snake was richer than the rat....

African creation myth illustration depicting three key moments in a traditional storytelling format....

Mbotu was a very famous king of Old Town, Calabar. He was frequently at war, and was always...

Ituen was a young man of Calabar. He was the only child of his parents, and they were extremely fond...

Effiong Edem was a native of Cobham Town. He had a very fine daughter, whose name was Afiong. All...

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along by his...

Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a young boy with his mother. His father had passed...

Once upon a time, in a small village on the edge of a dark forest, there lived a poor family – a...

Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived two brothers who were both married. Times were...

Once upon a time, all animals were living together in unity. They were eating whatever they can find...

At the beginning there was a huge drop of milk. Then Doondari came and he created the stone. Then...

Tiger, Ananse, and Goat shared a house together, but Tiger wanted the whole house for himself. "I'm...

Ananse and Tiger wanted to see whose hand was strongest. Ananse hid a hammer up his sleeve and hit...

Tiger wanted to kill Ananse. "Tell him I'm dead," Tiger said to Mrs. Tiger. "I'll lie here and wait...

Ananse and his family were on the rooftop, hiding from Tiger. One of Anansi's children complained,...

Tiger and Ananse went to the river. "Wash your guts!" Ananse told Tiger. Tiger took out his guts and...

Tiger had a big pot of stew-meat, and he had a bone-hole where he threw the bones. Ananse and his...

Firefly and Ananse were gathering eggs at night. "Little eggs for you," said Ananse. "Big eggs for...

Tiger didn't invite Ananse to his wedding. Ananse was mad, so he put cow-itch plant inside Tiger's...

To hide his fish from Tiger, Ananse put them in a coffin.Tiger saw Ananse with the coffin. "I'll...

Ananse was carrying a basket of fish when he met Tiger. Tiger grabbed the basket and ate the fish....

Tiger had a mango-tree, and Ananse wanted some of Tiger's mangoes. "Will you give me some mangoes?"...

Ananse and Tiger went fishing. When they caught a fish, Tiger grabbed it. "This one's mine!" he...

Tiger was chasing Ananse. Ananse needed to hide, so he hid inside Tiger's water-gourd. Tiger didn't...

Someone was stealing Tiger's peanuts, so Tiger made a trap. He tarred a stump and put a hat on it....

Once upon a time, in the distant past, there was a great war between the animals who live in the sky...