African Folktales - Anike Foundation
Tales by Moonlight: The Calabash Kids and Other Illustrated African Folktales is a collection of 10 beautifully illustrated traditional folktales from Nigeria, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Cheetah and the Lazy Hunter, A Traditional Zulu Story — …
There, three beautiful cheetah cubs were waiting for her. The lazy hunter was filled with envy for the cubs and wished that he could have such a good hunter provide for him. Then he had a wicked idea. He decided that he would steal one of the cheetah cubs and train it to hunt for him.
African Folktale - The King's Daughters — Anike Foundation
The King’s Daughters. Copyright © 2020 Anike Foundation. A long time ago, a wealthy king had three beautiful daughters. They had everything they wanted offered to them on a platter of gold. However, only one thing was lacking in their life, none of them had a husband, nor did they have a suitor. This made the king very unhappy.
African Folktale - The Baby Mouse and the Baby Snake - Anike …
Once upon a time, a mouse gave birth to a baby mouse and the snake gave birth to a serpent. The mouse prohibited its baby from playing at the brook near his house, lest he drowned and died. One day the baby mouse and the serpent met, and became friends and played together.
African Folktale - The Tortoise and the Hare - Anike Foundation
The Tortoise and The Hare. Once upon a time, there was a hare who loved to boast of his speed in front of the other animals. All the animals were surprised that the tortoise took up the challenge. He was known to be a very slow animal.
African Folktale - Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom - Anike Foundation
“Afiong the Proud Princess" is an African folktale from Ghana, West Africa, about a princess whose pride led her to make an unwise choice of a husband, with dire consequences for her.
African Folktale - The Couple and the Lion — Anike Foundation
"The Couple and the Lion" is a Kenyan Somali folktale from Kenya about a conflict between a farmer and a lion, and how each of them dealt with it.
African Folktale - Ananse and the Pot of Wisdom - Anike Foundation
Ananse tried tying the clay pot full of wisdom to his back, and it really was a lot easier. In no time he reached the top of the tree. But then he stopped and thought. "I'm supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, and here this little kid was smarter than me!"
African Folktale - The Dog and the Greedy Tortoise - Anike …
"The Dog and the Greedy Tortoise" is a tale from West Africa about greed and its consequences.
African Folktale - The Midnight Goat Thief — Anike Foundation
"The Midnight Goat Thief" is an Ndebele folktale from Zimbabwe about misplaced trust and betrayal between friends.