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The Treachery of Crocodile: An African Folktale of Water, Lions, and Betrayal

The Treachery of Crocodile: An African Folktale of Water, Lions, and Betrayal

In the days when animals could still speak, Crocodile was the acknowledged foreman of all water...
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The Tale of the Bird King: How Tink-Tinkje Outsmarted the Vulture

The Tale of the Bird King: How Tink-Tinkje Outsmarted the Vulture

The birds wanted a king. Men have a king, animals have a king—so why shouldn’t they? All the birds...
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The Seven Old Animals and the Robbers' House - African Folk Tale

The Seven Old Animals and the Robbers' House - African Folk Tale

Once there was a man who had an old dog, so old that the man desired to put him aside. The dog had...
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Lion Meets His Match: The Day the King of Beasts Met Man

Lion Meets His Match: The Day the King of Beasts Met Man

It so happened one day that Lion and Jackal came together to converse on affairs of land and state....
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The Clever Ram and the Cowardly Tiger: A Traditional African Trickster Tale

The Clever Ram and the Cowardly Tiger: A Traditional African Trickster Tale

Tiger (leopard) was returning home from hunting on one occasion when he came upon the kraal of Ram....
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The Magical Fiddle: How Monkey Escaped the Gallows - African Folk Tale

The Magical Fiddle: How Monkey Escaped the Gallows - African Folk Tale

Hunger and want forced Monkey one day to forsake his land and seek elsewhere among strangers for...
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The Great Ant Council: Why Ants Remain Divided - A Timeless Fable

The Great Ant Council: Why Ants Remain Divided - A Timeless Fable

In the earliest days of the world, when the first rains had settled the dust and the great trees had...
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The Origin of the Bushmen: A Traditional African Folk Tale

The Origin of the Bushmen: A Traditional African Folk Tale

Long ago, when the world was young and the stars were still learning their places in the sky, there...
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Mepoho - The Magic Woman

Mepoho - The Magic Woman

Mepoho was a Mijikenda diviner of repute.Little is known about her birth but it is claimed that she...
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Cierume - The Dancing Warrior

Cierume - The Dancing Warrior

This is the story of Cierume, the dancing warrior from Mbeere who killed men with her dancing...
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Mekatilili Wa Menza - Wonder Woman

Mekatilili Wa Menza - Wonder Woman

Thought to have been born in the 1840s, Mekatilili is said to be one of Kenya's earliest freedom...
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The Miracle of Mwana Tau: A Kenyan Coastal Legend from Siyu Island

The Miracle of Mwana Tau: A Kenyan Coastal Legend from Siyu Island

Long ago, in the coastal town of siyu, there lived a woman named Mwana Tau. She was a beloved figure...
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About Our Collection

Welcome to the most comprehensive digital library of African stories available online. Our collection spans the entire continent, featuring folktales, myths, legends, and stories from West, East, North, and South Africa.

These narratives have been carefully curated to showcase the rich diversity of African storytelling traditions, from the trickster tales of Anansi the Spider to the creation myths of the Yoruba people, and the animal fables of the Zulu.

Each story in our collection provides authentic insights into African cultures, traditions, values, and wisdom that have been passed down through generations.