EP 230: The Cooking-Pot; The Parrot; The Ghost-Catcher (Ogumefu)

Listen Here Watch Here THE COOKING-POT A man once brought home to his wife a very old cooking-pot, and told her to use it every day when preparing the evening meal. The woman was not pleased at the idea of using such a battered vessel, and feared that her friends would ridicule her, but she

EP 229: The Marriage Of Brother Rabbit

Listen Here Watch Here Marriage Of Brother Rabbit Tim, tim! Bois sec. Cre coton / Brother Rabbit is a little fellow who knows how to jump!  You must all remember, after they had thrown Brother Rabbit into the briers, how quickly he had run away, saying that it was “in those very thorns” that his

EP 225: The Robber and The Old Man; The Leopard and The Ram; Why The Leopard Can Only Catch Prey On Its Left Side (Baker)

Listen Here Watch Here THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN In a big town there lived a very rich gentleman. The fame of his wealth soon spread. A clever thief heard of it and was determined to have some for himself. He managed to hide himself in a dark corner of the gentleman’s room—while the

EP 219: Leap and Creep + The Blue Jackal

Listen Here Watch Here Chapter 13 LEAP AND CREEP  In the palace of a certain king, stood an incomparable bed, blessed with every bedroom virtue. In a corner of the duvet lived a female louse named Creep. Surrounded by a thriving family of sons and daughters, with the sons and daughters of sons and daughters,

EP 214: The Secret of the Fishing Baskets, The Ten Goldsmiths (Ogumefu)

Listen Here Watch Here THE SECRET OF THE FISHING BASKETS  Across a certain river a poor fisherman set a row of stakes, and on each stake was fastened a basket in which he hoped to trap the fishes as they swam down the river.  But his luck was very bad, and every evening, as he

EP 213: The Dog and the Tiger, Brother Rabbit’s Godchild, Miss Mockingbird, Mr. Mockingbird, and Mr Owl (Fortier)

Listen Here Watch Here The Dog and The Tiger One day a dog bought one hundred hens and one rooster, and a tiger bought one hundred roosters and one hen. Every evening the dog found a basketful of eggs in his chicken-house, and the tiger found only one egg. The tiger accused the dog of

EP 209: Maku Mawu and Maku Fia (Baker)

Listen Here Watch Here Maku Mawu And Maku Fia or ‘I will die God’s death’ and ‘I will die the King’s death’  Once upon a time there were two men who were such great friends that they were almost always together. If one was seen the other was sure to be near. They had given

EP 193: Oluronbi; Oranyan; The Elephant’s Trunk (Ogumifu)

Listen Here Watch Here Oluronbi In a certain village no children had been born for many years, and the people were greatly distressed. At last all the women of the village went together into the forest, to the magic tree, the Iroko, and implored the spirit of the tree to help them.  The Iroko-man asked what

EP 192: Louisiana- Mr. Monkey the Bridegroom; The Tortoise; Brother Hyena, Brother Rabbit, and the Birds’ Eggs (Fortier)

Listen Here Watch Here MR. MONKEY, THE BRIDEGROOM There was a monkey which fell in love with a beautiful young girl. He dressed as a man and went to call on her. He was so well received that one day he took his best friend with him to see his lady-love. The young girl’s father

EP 188: Kwofi and the Gods; The Lion and The Wolf (Barker)

Listen Here Watch Here KWOFI AND THE GODS KWOFI was the oldest son of a farmer. The farmer had two wives. The first wife gave birth to Kwofi, and he was her only child.  When the boy was three years old, his mother died. Kwofi’s stepmother was given the task of raising the boy. After