The Woman Who Followed the Dead
Once upon a time, there was a country whose people loved to dance the Wongko. People from other...
Stories by Konlan Mikpekoah
129 published stories
Explore every tale this author has published on Mythopia from quick trickster yarns to patient epics that unfold lesson by lesson. Each story is preserved with community added tags that keep cultural context and morals clear.
Read sequentially to notice recurring motifs, or jump between regions to see how values like courage, hospitality, and wisdom travel across Africa. If you know this storyteller, invite them to add origins, elders, and lessons that shaped each narrative.
What you'll find
This page gathers all of the author's folktales in one place creation myths, moral parables, cautionary stories, and celebratory songs that honor community wisdom.
Tags highlight clans, creatures, regions, and values so you can follow themes across the collection and compare how similar lessons are told in different lands.
How to explore
Open a card to read the full text, listen to audio if available, and browse cultural notes. Use the tags to jump into related categories or discover regional variants of the same motif.
If a favorite tale is missing, encourage the author to add it or share your recollection through the Create Story page so the community can enjoy it.
The Clever Hunter's Debt: An African Folktale of Wit, Predators, and Survival
Many years ago there was a Calabar hunter called Effiong who lived in the bush, killed plenty of...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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
Some Women, it is said, went out to seek roots and herbs and other wild food. On their way home they...
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...
The Rabbit and the Water Dance
There was a frightful drought. The rivers after a while dried up and even the springs gave no...
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...
The Crocodile's Treachery
In the days when animals could still converse as easily as humans do today, Crocodile was the...
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...
The Monkey and the Magic Fiddle
Hunger and want forced Monkey one day to forsake his homeland and seek work elsewhere among...
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WHY TIGERS NEVER ATTACK MEN UNLESS THEY ARE PROVOKED
A man, hunting one day in the forest, met a tiger. At first each was afraid of the other; but after...
THE UNGRATEFUL MAN
A hunter, who was terribly poor, was one day walking through the forest in search of food. Coming to...
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The Greedy Spider's Folly: How Selfishness Cost Him an Elephant
In the olden times there stood in the King's town a very great tree. This tree was so huge that it...
KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS
In the olden days all the animals of the world lived together in friendship. They had no one to rule...
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The Magical Mischief-Maker: How Quarcoo Bah-boni Scattered the Animal Kingdom
Once upon a time in a certain village lived a man and his wife who were childless. One day, however,...
WHY THE LEOPARD CAN ONLY CATCH PREY ON ITS LEFT SIDE
At one time leopards did not know how to catch animals for food. Knowing that the cat as very...
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Why Leopards Live in the Woods
A ram once decided to make a clearing in the woods and build himself a house. A leopard who lived...
THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN
In a big town lived a very rich gentleman. The fame of his wealth soon spread. A clever thief heard...
MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA
‘I will die God’s death’ and ‘I will die the King’s death’Once upon a time there were two men who...
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