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at the time of the great famine all the animals were very thin and weak from want of food but there was one exception and that was the tortoise and all his family who were quite fat and did not seem to suffer at all even the leopard was very thin in spite of the arrangement he had made with the animals to bring him the...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
udo ubok udom was a famous king who lived at itam which is an inland town and does not possess a river the king and his wife therefore used to wash at the spring just behind their house king udo had a daughter of whom he was very fond and looked after her most carefully and she grew up into a beautiful woman for some t...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
the elephant and the hippopotamus always used to feed together and were good friends one day when they were both dining together the tortoise appeared and said that although they were both big and strong neither of them could pull him out of the water with a strong piece of tie tie and he offered the elephant ten thous...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was once a very beautiful girl called akim she was a native of ibibio and the name was given to her on account of her good looks as she was born in the spring time she was an only daughter and her parents were extremely fond of her the people of the town and more particularly the young girls were so jealous of ak...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
very many years ago before the oldest man alive at the present time can remember the towns of ikom okuni abijon insofan obokum and all the other injor towns were situated round and near the insofan mountain and the head chief of the whole country was called agbor abragba and enfitop also lived there and were also under...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
in the olden days there were no hooks or casting nets so that when the natives wanted to catch fish they made baskets and set traps at the river side one man named akon obo who was very poor began to make baskets and traps out of bamboo palm and then when the river went down he used to take his traps to a pool and set ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a chief of inde named inkita had a son named ayong kita whose mother had died at his birth the old chief was a hunter and used to take his son out with him when he went into the bush he used to do most of his hunting in the long grass which grows over nearly all the inde country and used to kill plenty of bush buck in ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a man called akpan who was a native of oku a town in the ibibio country admired a girl called emme very much who lived at ibibio and wished to marry her as she was the finest girl in her company it was the custom in those days for the parents to demand such a large amount for their daughters as dowry that if after they...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
when ndarake was king of idu being young and rich he was very fond of fine girls and had plenty of slaves the nsiat bird was then living at idu and had a very pretty daughter whom ndarake wished to marry when he spoke to the father about the matter he replied that of course he had no objection personally as it would be...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
chief oborri lived at a town called adiagor which is on the right bank of the calabar river he was a wealthy chief and belonged to the egbo society he had many large canoes and plenty of slaves to paddle them these canoes he used to fill up with new yams each canoe being under one head slave and containing eight paddle...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
essido had spent it all he then sold his house and effects and spent the proceeds on feasting while he had been living this gay and unprofitable life eyo i had been working harder than ever at his fathers old trade and had made many trips to rio del rey himself almost every week he had canoes laden with yams going down...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
in the olden days when effiong was king of calabar it was customary at that time for rulers to give big feasts to which all the subjects and all the birds of the air and animals of the forest also the fish and other things that lived in the water were invited all the people birds animals and fish were under the king an...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was once a woman named aftiong any who lived at nsidung a small town to the south of calabar she was married to a chief of hensham town called etim ekeng they had lived together for several years but had no children the chief was very anxious to have a child during his lifetime and made sacrifices to his ju ju bu...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a long time ago in the days of king adam of calabar the king wanted to know if there was any animal or bird which was capable of enduring hunger for a long period when he found one the king said he would make him a chief of his tribe the nsasak bird is very small having a shining breast of green and red he also has blu...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
old town calabar once had a king called essiya who like most of the calabar kings in the olden days was rich and powerful but although he was so wealthy he did not possess many slaves he therefore used to call upon the animals and birds to help his people with their work in order to get the work done quickly and well h...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
in the time that all animals still lived together there once lived a spider called ananse he lived in a village with his relatives and all kinds of other animals hyena porcupine squirrel guineafowl the chameleon the warthog and many many more… ananse was one of the village elders and one day he summoned all his friends...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was a time when animals and people lived on the earth harmoniously side by side each respected the other and they went out of their way to be friendly and useful to each other the elephant being the king of the animals decided one day that there should be a king of the rivers and marshes he thought it would be us...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
the grass shrivelled up and turned a pale grey rivers and pools dried up all day long animals scurried around looking for food and finding nothing mr tortoise was getting desperate every day he woke up to the sound of his wife and children crying one day while he was wandering the countryside looking for food he knew h...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there was a wedding in the sky the bride and groom invited all the animals in the whole land those who had wings and could fly obviously would have no problem attending but those animals who lived on the ground would have a few problems getting there unless they could persuade a bird to take them on th...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
monkey lived on the branches of an old mangrove tree right on the spot where the land ends and the sea begins he liked living here there were lots of other animals to talk to and play with most of them much smaller than he was which he particularly liked because it made him feel safe and comfortable at home the big hun...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a hunter called ajakasi many hunters lived in his village some hunters used guns some used bows and arrows others used sticks and cutlasses to do their hunting ajakasi went on a hunting expedition early one morning he went deep into the bush he wondered around all day long but the bush seem...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
this version of the old story which we all know in the version made famous by aesop was told to me in london by zarah a refugee from somalia hare was a very vain creature he was always going around putting others down and boasting about his won exploits one day tortoise got really fed up well teach him a lesson he said...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there was a chief in a village near the bush this man had many sons and one of them was the best hunter in the whole land whenever he went out hunting he always managed to bring back much more meat than any of the other hunters in the village but this hunter did not just like to provide meat for the vi...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there was a town where all the people were exceedingly lazy they didnt like to do any kind of work at all they didnt clean up their yards they didnt keep their streets clean and they couldnt be bothered to weed their vegetable patches the place was disgusting it was a disgrace the chief hated it he qui...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a very great and honourable chief called gbeyor he had a daughter called gbeofia meaning queen of beauty gbeyor had given this name to his daughter because she was the most beautiful girl in the whole village when she had reached the age of 21 gbeofia called her father and told him that she...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a woman whose name was aftermath she had one daughter whose name was akuvi her husband had died when the girl was still very young as akuvi grew up she began to rebel against her mothers authority if aftermath asked her to fetch water she would refuse if aftermath asked her to pound some ya...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long ago a man called kofi amero lived in a village called amero kopfhi the village was named after him because in those days he was the wealthiest man in the whole area kofi amero was a very strict man but he wasnt fair no he was nasty and selfish in spite of his wealth he lived by himself without a wife or child beca...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a woman who couldnt have children because of that all her husbands kept leaving her one day she was feeling so sad miserable and lonely that she decided to go and see a witch doctor for him to help her have a baby the witch doctor said how can i help you to have a baby you need a husband an...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time a hyena was out foraging in the bush it was a fine sunny day and he was looking forward to catching some morsels to eat but as he was sniffing around he fell into a hidden trap set by a hunter he found himself at the bottom of a hole with the trap catch closed over him he tried to push it open but iit ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
mr spider who is popularly known as ananse is renowned to be a man of tricks have you ever asked yourself why he is bald this is the story of how this came about one afternoon after mr spider had enjoyed his lunch he sat down in his yard to relax his lunch had been particularly nice so soon enough he snoozed off into a...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time in the distant past there was a great war between the animals who live in the sky and those that live on the ground nobody now remembers how the war started or what it was about but it was a terrible time many animals on both sides were wounded or killed and eventually somebody said that if they carrie...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a very long time ago before man came along to upset the natural balance all animals lived together peacefully but in those days none of the animals had heads of their own except the elephant who was the king of the animals he had a large collection of heads in all shapes and sizes which he kept stored in a large cave e...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
foolish anansi thought he could trick a fisherman into doing his work for him lets go fishing he suggested very well said the fisherman who was clever and quite wise to anansis tricks ill make the nets and you can get tired for me wait said anansi ill make the nets and you can get tired for me	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
turtles used to live on the land they say until the time a clever turtle was caught by some hunters they brought him to their village and placed the turtle before the chief who said how shall we cook him	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a great warrior did not return from the hunt his family gave him up for dead all except his youngest child who each day would ask where is my father where is my father	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
anansi the spider hated to share when turtle came to his house at mealtime he said i cant give you food until youve washed your dusty feet turtle licked his lips when he saw the big plate of steaming food but politely walked to the stream to wash when he returned the plate was empty	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there lived a cat she thought the lion is the strongest of all the animals it is good to have strong friends i shall go to the lion and make friendship with him she did so and the lion and the cat were friends for many many days once they went for a walk together and met an elephant the lion began to fight with th...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a poor man abhilas by name he was clever and often made jokes at rich people and even at the chief so they did not like him and wanted to kill him once the chief sent for abhilas and he came to the chiefs house i hear that you are very clever abhilas can you build me a house in the sky in t...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
when he was a strong young cat he caught many mice the mice were afraid of him then but in time he grew old and could not catch mice any more one day he decided to play a trick on the mice he lay on his back and did not move at all	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once a chief told one of his servants to bring him the best meat from the market the servant brought him a tongue	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a jackal once got a thorn in his paw oh oh he cried as he walked along a road in the forest what shall i do what shall i do then he met an old woman please dear granny he said pull the thorn out of my paw the old woman pulled it out the jackal thanked her and went away but in a minute he came back and asked where is my...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago in africa there lived a hunter his name was ogalussa once he went to the forest to hunt and his wife with their five sons went to the field work the family came home in the evening but ogalussa was not yet back the family waited and waited for him but he didnt come they had their supper without him night ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was one place in the seven hills which the animals liked very much there was good water and green grass but a strong lion lived there he killed two or three animals every day one day the animals came to the lion and one of them began to speak oh dear lion it is not good for you to run and hunt all day long in the...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long ago there lived a king writers poets and musicians came from many places to see him the king liked to hear their stories poems and music but there was one man whom the king liked better than the others his name was mahamood he knew many tricks sang funny songs and danced well he could make the king laugh and the p...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
this is a story about a boy his name was anansi there was a great famine in the country where anansi lived anansi and his little brothers and sisters were very hungry the boy could not think of anything but food this hunger will kill me he often said one day he went out of the house and walked to the seashore i shall t...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there grew a big tree on the seashore half of its branches were over the land and the other half over the water a little monkey lived in the tree he played in the branches all day and when he was hungry he ate the sweet fruit that grew in the tree now in the sea there lived a shark one day the monkey threw some of the ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a man bought a sheep and went home with it a hare saw him and thought what a good sheep that is i must have it for myself the hare ran quickly in front of them took off his left shoe put it on the road and hid himself in the bushes	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was a time when some birds and some animals lived in the sky the dog and the hen lived there too one day it was very cold and rainy in the sky the birds asked the dog to go down to the earth and bring some fire to make the sky warm	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there lived an old woman she had two donkeys	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
one day a very long time ago some of naayire people went hunting they walked and walked in the bush but found nothing when night came they were very far from home we must sleep in the bush the chief sad we must find a good place to sleep the hunters were not afraid to sleep in the bush but they knew elephants lions and...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
dont go near the well dont play round it mother hen said to her children and they never came to the well but once a little chicken ran to the well and stopped there why is the well so bad	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
one a chief decided to give a feast for his people he sent his men to every village they told the people to come to the chiefs house and said the chief asks each of the men to bring one bottle of palm wine and pour it into a pot at the door the day of the feast came people put on their best clothes and walked to the ch...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago the chief of the dagomba people had a son he loved the boy so much that he could not sleep if the boy was not near him at night one evening the chief sat under a big tree near his house some dagombas sat around him that night was warm and there was no rain one could hear the tom tom of the drums children ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago there was a lake of cold water in kenya many animals came at night to the lake to drink some water but people never came to the lake at night the animals could kill and eat them now a rich man who had a beautiful daughter once said the young man who will go to the lake in the evening and stay in the cold ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there lived a frog who had two wives his first wife lived in dumbi and the second wife lived in dala he himself lived in a little place between dumbi and dala he went sometimes to dumbi and sometimes to dala to see his wives once a little frog came to him and said come to dumbi please your first wife has a nice pu...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
zakia was a beautiful and clever girl she lived with her father she was so clever that her father always asked her advice but once he did not ask her advice and zakia was very angry this was when the king asked the girls father to let him marry her zakias father did not tell his daughter about that and said to the king...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago there lived an old woman who sold the best soup in the market it was chicken soup nobody knew the old womans name nobody knew where she lived no body knew why her soup was always the best in the market and why it was so hot but people did not think about that they bought the soup and ate it every morning ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a chief who liked to listen to stories and he knew so many stories that sometimes he stopped the story teller and finished the story himself one day the chief sent his servants everywhere to find a good story teller our chief will give many presents to the man who will tell him the longest ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was once a big cave the top part of the cave was dry and there was water in the bottom part of it many animals lived in the dry part and a crocodile lived in the bottom part of it he liked to lie in the water and sleep sometimes he came out of the cave for a short time one day a hunter with his bow and arrow came...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a man had to go on a long travel he hid his money in a pot and put butter over it so nobody could see what was there under the butter in the pot then he took the pot to his neighbor and said please keep this pot of butter for me till i come back he did not say anything about the money in the pot a month passed two mont...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there once lived a man with his wife they were very poor and always hungry the man often went to the forest but he was a bad hunter and sometimes brought home only a small bird one day he went to the forest again but it was a very bad day for him he did not find even a small bird he was tired and sad he sat down to res...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a long time ago at the village of serki a woman gave birth to twins both boys they were very nice children one of the twins eiba by name had a white spot on his right hand the other one they called him saiba had two white spots on his left hand father and mother were very happy and very sad at the same time you w...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there lived two girls who were friends they loved each other dearly they bought the same dresses they ate the same food they went together to bring water from the river people always saw them together and said what good friends they are but one day a young man said you say those two girls are good friends i am not...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
two frogs were paying on a rainy day slowly they hopped and hopped and came into a house	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
two strangers came to a village in the evening they came to the chief of that village and said may we stay for the night in your village oh yes strangers said the chief there is a house for strangers in our village you may sleep there and there is supper for you to eat but know this there is an old custom in our villag...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
one day nine dogs went out to hunt they met a lion he said i am hunting too i am very very hungry let us hunt together so the dogs and the lion hunted together all day	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
segabs mother died when he was eleven years old his father married another woman bizunesh by name segab did not like bizunesh but bizunesh began to love the boy very much and tried to be a good mother to him she always made good breakfasts dinners and suppers but he did not eat them she bought him many good clothes but...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was once a man who had three sons and all of them loved the same girl each of them asked the girl the same question will you marry me all of them were clever handsome and strong the girl liked each of the three young men very much and could not decide which of them was the best one day the father of the three bro...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there was a chief who had a beautiful daughter many young men wanted to marry her but the chief thought they are not very good for my daughter fire and rain wanted to marry her too rain came to the chiefs daughter and said will you marry me oh daughter of the chief yes i will said the girl at the same ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
many many years ago the sun and the moon lived together on the earth water was their best friend and they often came to see him but water never went to see the sun and the moon in their house why dont you come to see us the sun once asked him	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
spider was very lazy every morning he got up at 12 0 clock ate his breakfast and said to his wife i am going to our farm but he did not go to the farm he had no farm at all he went to the forest and sat there under a big tree all day long his wife sometimes said to him tell me when you want my help on the farm she said...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago the chameleon and the dog were friends but sometimes the dog walked with the man one day the chameleon asked the dog why do you sometimes go with the man the man and i are friends answered the dog the man is a hunter and we go hunting together i help him to hunt we have meat when we come back	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a hen came to the river every day she drank water there one day the crocodile saw her and came up to her he wanted to eat her up but she cried oh dont eat me my dear brother the crocodile let her go	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once the sun said to the hawk i need some money please give me some i shall give it back to you very soon the hawk gave some money to the sun a week passed a month passed but the sun did not give back the money at last the hawk decided to go to the sun and ask for his money he went to the sun when he was high up in the...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago the jackal and the dog were friends and lived in the bush they hunted together every day in the evening they came home and ate their food together one day they did not catch anything and came back very hungry a cold wind was blowing in the bush oh said the dog it is so bad to be hungry and cold go to slee...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago the animals had no tails or very small ones one day the lion asked all the animals to come to him to get good tails it was cold that day and it was raining the hare had only a short little tail	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once a kites child was very ill the kites sister came to mother kite and said i know a good doctor for your child the spider is the best doctor here i shall ask him to come to you mother kite asked her sister to go for the doctor her sister went to the spider and said the kite has a child and it is very ill will you go...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there was a man who was strong when he gathered firewood he hauled twice as much as anyone else in the village when he hunted he carried home two antelopes at once this mans name was shadusa and his wife was named shettu one day he said to her just look at these muscles i must be the strongest man in the world fro...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
effiong edem was a native of cobham town he had a very fine daughter whose name was afiong all the young men in the country wanted to marry her on account of her beauty but she refused all offers of marriage in spite of repeated entreaties from her parents as she was very vain and said she would only marry the best loo...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
tortoise had formerly lived in the same town with several other animals but after awhile they had decided to separate and each built his own village one day tortoise decided to roam so he started and went on an excursion leaving his wife and two children in the village on his way he came to the village of antelope the ...	nigerian folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time all the streams and rivers ran so dry that the animals did not know how to get water after a very long search which had been quite in vain they found a tiny spring which only wanted to be dug deeper so as to yield plenty of water so the beasts said to each other let us dig a well and then we shall not ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
there was once a dove who built a nice soft nest as a home for her three little ones she was very proud of their beauty and perhaps talked about them to her neighbours more than she need have done till at last everybody for miles round knew where the three prettiest baby doves in the whole country side were to be found...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
one day soongoo′ra the hare roaming through the forest in search of food glanced up through the boughs of a very large calabash tree and saw that a great hole in the upper part of the trunk was inhabited by bees thereupon he returned to town in search of some one to go with him and help to get the honey as he was passi...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there was a man named go′so who taught children to read not in a schoolhouse but under a calabash tree one evening while goso was sitting under the tree deep in the study of the next days lessons paa the gazelle climbed up the tree very quietly to steal some fruit and in so doing shook off a calabash which in fall...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
long long ago there lived in a village called keejee′jee a woman whose husband died leaving her with a little baby boy she worked hard all day to get food for herself and child but they lived very poorly and were most of the time half starved when the boy whose name was mvoo′ laa′na began to get big he said to his moth...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
in a country which is full of wild beasts of all sorts there once lived a jackal and a hedgehog and unlike though they were the two animals made great friends and were often seen in each others company one afternoon they were walking along a road together when the jackal who was the taller of the two exclaimed oh there...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
now though the jackal was dead he had left two sons behind him every whit as cunning and tricky as their father the elder of the two was a fine handsome creature who had a pleasant manner and made many friends the animal he saw most of was a hyena and one day when they were taking a walk together they picked up a beaut...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived an old man who dwelt with his son in a small hut on the edge of the plain he was very old and had worked very hard and when at last he was struck down by illness he felt that he should never rise from his bed again so one day he bade his wife summon their son when he came back from his jour...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a man whose name was abu nowas and he was a great favourite with the sultan of the country who had a palace in the same town where abu nowas dwelt one day abu nowas came weeping into the hall of the palace where the sultan was sitting and said to him oh mighty sultan my wife is dead that is...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once there was a very poor man named haamdaa′nee who begged from door to door for his living sometimes taking things before they were offered him after a while people became suspicious of him and stopped giving him anything in order to keep him away from their houses so at last he was reduced to the necessity of going ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a long time ago a little town made up of a collection of low huts stood in a tiny green valley at the foot of a cliff of course the people had taken great care to build their houses out of reach of the highest tide which might be driven on shore by a west wind but on the very edge of the town there had sprung up a tree...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a washerman once lived in the great forest on the other side of the town and he had a donkey to keep him company and to carry him wherever he wanted to go for a time they got on very well but by and bye the donkey grew lazy and ungrateful for her masters kindness and ran away several miles into the heart of the forest ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a long long way off in a land where water is very scarce there lived a man and his wife and several children one day the wife said to her husband i am pining to have the liver of a nyamatsane for my dinner if you love me as much as you say you do you will go out and hunt for a nyamatsane and will kill it and get its li...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a man who wasted all his money and grew so poor that his only food was a few grains of corn which he scratched like a fowl from out of a dust heap one day he was scratching as usual among a dust heap in the street hoping to find something for breakfast when his eye fell upon a small silver ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time there lived a poor woman who had only one child and he was a little boy called hassebu when he ceased to be a baby and his mother thought it was time for him to learn to read she sent him to school and after he had done with school he was put into a shop to learn how to make clothes and did not learn a...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
an old couple once lived in a hut under a grove of palm trees and they had one son and one daughter they were all very happy together for many years and then the father became very ill and felt he was going to die he called his children to the place where he lay on the floor–for no one had any beds in that country– and...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
the hedgehog and the dog were formerly good friends and cultivated bananas together when the bananas were full grown the hedgehog used to go to look at them every day and when at last they were ripe he invited the dog to go with him and eat them when the two friends reached the foot of the banana tree the hedgehog trie...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a pair of wrens once built their nest in a hedge beside a highway soon after the eggs were hatched a camel happened to pass that way the little wrens saw him and said to the father bird when he returned from the fields oh papa a monstrous big animal came by here just now	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
once upon a time the lion was roaming through the jungle like a mighty chief on his own land he looked to the right he looked to the left he took two steps forward then stopped then went forward again all at once an ape saw the lion and began imitating him and making fun of him the lion was angry and said get back to y...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling
a boar hunting for food met a chameleon at the foot of a tree hello said the boar you act as though you were half dead dragging yourself along in that lazy way dont be so proud of your strength brother boar retorted the chameleon i am a match for you any day hold your tongue you wretched little beast rejoined the boar ...	west african folktale	folk tale; cultural education; narrative components; storytelling

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