All folktales

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  Folktale: The Chameleon and the Lizard
  A Zulu folktale from South Africa about Unkulunkulu, two important messages, and why the slow chameleon arrived too late.
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  Folktale: Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
  An Akan folktale from Ghana about Kwaku Anansi, a pot holding all the wisdom in the world, and the small boy who was wiser than his father.
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  Folktale: Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
  An Efik and Ibibio folktale from south-eastern Nigeria about a friendship, a very big house, and how Sun and Moon ended up in the sky.
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  Folktale: Why the Sky Is Far Away
  An Edo (Bini) folktale from Nigeria about a time when the sky was close enough to eat, and the day people wasted one piece too many.
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  Why African Folktales Still Matter for Children Growing Up Abroad
  Tortoise, Anansi and the wise elders: how storytelling passes on language, values and identity, plus simple ways to bring folktales into your home.
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  Anansi the Spider and the Feast in the Sky
  A folktale for story time: clever Anansi wants to reach a feast in the sky, and finds that wisdom is worth more when it is shared.
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  Folktale: The Forbidden Song of the Dundun Drum
  A Yoruba-inspired tale about Adeola, a gifted young drummer, a secret song said to bring riches but also a curse, and the choice that saved his village.
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  Folktale: The Ungrateful Lion
  An African fable about a lion who promised gratitude to the monkey who saved him, then broke his word, and the clever judge who set things right.
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  Folktale: The Twins and the Python
  An Efik-set folktale about a mother of twins, a bargain with a python, and the courage it took to protect children others feared.
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  Folktale: The Hunter and the Faithful Dog
  A Yoruba-set retelling of a story told in many cultures: a hunter, his loyal dog Rere, his baby son, and the terrible cost of acting in anger.
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  Folktale: Wanjiru and the Wise Leopard
  A Kenyan-inspired story about two women who both claim a family necklace, and the clever test a wise leopard uses to find the truth.
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  Folktale: The Wisdom of Elder Yaa
  A Ghanaian-inspired story about proud young Kwame, a dangerous hunt, and why the village listens to its elders.
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  Folktale: The Lion and the Wise Hare
  A classic African tale about a cruel lion who demanded an animal every day, and the small, clever hare who tricked him with his own reflection.
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  Folktale: Hare, Hyena and the Well
  A trickster tale about clever Hare and greedy Hyena, who kept drinking all the water from the shared well, and how Hare taught him a lesson.
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  Folktale: The Honeyguide’s Revenge
  A Zulu folktale about Gingile, a greedy young hunter who refused to share honey with the honeyguide bird, and the lesson the bird taught him.
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  Folktale: The Magic Calabash
  A West African-style tale about a generous farmer, a calabash that gives food to those who share, and a greedy merchant who learned the hard way.
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  Folktale: The Lion’s Whisker
  An Ethiopian folktale about a woman who must pluck a whisker from a living lion, and what it teaches about patience, love and building trust.
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  Folktale: The Talking Skull
  A famous West African folktale about a hunter who finds a skull that speaks, the king who does not believe him, and the danger of saying too much.
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  Folktale: The Boy and the Talking Drum
  A Yoruba-inspired tale about young Kunle, his grandfather’s sacred talking drum (dundun), and the day he learned that words carry power.
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  The Epic of Mwindo: The Hero Born Walking
  A retelling of the Mwindo epic of the Nyanga people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the hero born walking, his jealous father, and his journey to the underworld.
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  Folktale: The Singing Tortoise
  A gentle animal tale about Timba, a shy tortoise with a beautiful voice, and a proud lion who learned that greatness does not always look strong.
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  Folktale: Why Tortoise Has No Hair
  A Yoruba folktale about Ijapa the tortoise, a pot of hot yam porridge and a stolen meal hidden under his hat, and why tortoises are bald to this day.
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  Folktale: The Tortoise and the Birds (Why Tortoise’s Shell Is Cracked)
  The classic West African folktale of how greedy Tortoise borrowed feathers to attend a feast in the sky, named himself “All of You”, and ended up with a cracked shell.