Stories Mother Told: African Folktales

Today marks ONE YEAR since this podcast was created and to celebrate I have decided to release an extra story. This story is about how the tortoise lost all his hair due to his greed. I hope you enjo…

Today's story is from Northern Sudan and displays themes of greed and wisdom. The wise fox was able to think quickly to avoid being food to the greedy lion.

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Today's story is a Maasai story from Kenya and is all about the origin of cattle. This story explains why cattle is so important to the Maasai tribe and how the Dorobos were cursed to wander.

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Today's story shows how the intelligence of Kweku Tsin helped save a lot of people and gave him the powers of the sun.

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Today's story is all about the importance of hard work. In this story we see how a rich merchant tricked his sons into giving up laziness and in return reap the rewards of hard work.

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Today's story shows us how the thoughtlessness of humans led to the Sky being moved very far away.

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Today's episode  takes us to the Northern parts of Nigeria. This story shows us how a gullible rich man gets taken advantage of by 3 rascals.

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Today's story is one from The Congo. In this story, we see how a sly man took advantage of the ignorance of the leopard and crocodile.

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Today's episode takes us back to Ghana. We will be sharing an Anansi story which is very popular among the Ashanti people. In this story, the cunning Anansi is caught in his greed.
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Today's episode is is from Central Uganda. This story introduces us to the Nakku, powerful women who were the right hand advisors of the King. The themes of bravery and loyalty as well as its rewards…

Today we will be visiting the Northern parts of Sudan This story explores the consequences of greed and why we should always keep our word.

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Today we will be going through another Moroccan tale. This story explores the formation of the Sahara and is also a great reminder that lies have consequences. It shows us how little things can build…

For today's episode, we will be visiting the Luhya people in Kenya. This story is a great reminder that you cannot please everybody all the time.

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Today's story will be taking place in the East African country of Tanzania. This story explains the reason why Kites stay away from crows.

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Today's episode  takes us to the Northern parts of Nigeria. This is a story about Muhammadu and how he became the Galadima of his town. Thios story also shows how jealousy and evil deeds have consequ…

Today's episode  takes us to the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this story the turtle's greed gets the better of him. Similar to Anansi, the Turtle/Tortoise is a very cunning creature and  in this …

Today's episode  takes us back to Ghana. In this story Anasi the trickster is back and up to his mischievous ways. This story explores the themes of jealousy, anger and revenge.

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Today's episode is is from the Northern parts of Uganda. This story introduces us to Angwech, a mighty warrior and the first femake village chief of Lira. The themes of bravery, humility and love for…

Today's episode is a Shona story from beautiful Zimbabwe. In this story, we see the kindness of the king, as well as how happy and united all the animals can be. We also once again get to see the cun…

Today's episode sees us visiting South Africa once again. In this story, we learn about the importance of unity and how the ants struggled without it.

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