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THE NAUGHTY DONKEY – African Moonlight Night Folk Tales

â™› Haruna after consideration of his circumstances concluded that his present means of livelihood which is trading is no longer satisfying, he therefore decided to move on to greener pastures…

HOW THE CATTLE BECAME THE PROPERTY OF MAN

African Moonlight Night Folk Tales In the beginning, all the animals lived in the forest. The sheep, goat, cattle, dog, birds, antelope, and others all lived in the great forest.…

   Why the Moon is Sometimes Half

African Moonlight Night Tales The Sun king and the Moon are husband and wife. The sun is a fiery, golden king. He is mighty and temperamental. His mood changes with…

THE LONG TALE – African Moonlight Night Tales

Wooden Gongs and Drumbeats Wise old King Ajumo Kenta has died. His reign had been very peaceful. The King has only one child, a daughter, Princess Zantara. Zantara in the…

THE KITE AND THE CHICKEN

Arewa is the beautiful daughter of a king. The king is angry. The Queen is sad. Why? Because Arewa does not want to marry any of the suitors that want…

WHY THE KITE CARRIES CHICKEN.

Arewa is the beautiful daughter of a king. The king is angry. The Queen is sad. Why? Because Arewa does not want to marry any of the suitors that want…

AFRICA DARK TALES – THE DREADED NWIBOKO OBODO.

Nwiboko Obodo (c. 1893–1959) was a powerful, controversial Warrant Chief and high priest from Isieke, Abakaliki, who led the feared Odozi Obodo (“Committee of Peacemakers”) cult between 1954 and 1958.…

THE fat LADY …

Machendu lives in the village of Latanja. She lives alone in a ramnbling bighouse. An inheritance from her dead father. Machendu is the only child of avery wealthy man. When…

THE LION IS ILL

Old Mungo the lion king of the animals is now too old to go out to hunt forfood. He is too weak to chase more agile, much faster and younger…

THE KING LION IS ILL.

Old Mungo the lion king of the animals is now too old to go out to hunt forfood. He is too weak to chase more agile, much faster and younger…