One man’s food is another man’s poison
Tunde and Emeka, two friends with very different tastes, attend a village food festival and discover that they enjoy completely different foods. An old traveler teaches them the meaning of the proverb...
10 Kesä 6min
Monkey and the farmer
A clever monkey uses his own pair of shoes to trick a farmer returning from the market. By dropping one shoe and then the other along the road, he convinces the farmer to leave his goat and goods unat...
7 Kesä 2min
Body parts
The body parts accused the Stomach of being lazy because it received all the food. They stopped feeding it, but soon they themselves became weak. They learned that the Stomach was actually helping the...
6 Kesä 1min
Tortoise
A folktale about a clever but greedy tortoise who tricks other animals during a feast in the Sky Kingdom. By claiming all the food for himself, he angers the birds who helped him get there. As punishm...
4 Kesä 4min
Why the Lion is the king of the jungle
This story explains how the lion became known as the King of the Jungle. When the animals needed a leader, many competed by showing their strength, speed, and intelligence. However, the lion proved hi...
2 Kesä 4min
Why the cat’s back hardly touch the ground
During a terrible drought, Cat was given the responsibility of guarding the animals’ food storehouse. Instead of protecting it, she secretly stole food and lied when the theft was discovered. As punis...
31 Touko 6min
One good turn deserves another
A kind-hearted boy named Emeka helps a weak old man in the market by gathering his scattered oranges and using his own money to buy him food, even though his family is poor. Weeks later, Emeka’s famil...
28 Touko 6min
Two wrongs don’t make a right
In the peaceful village of Aremu, two close friends, Tunde and Emeka, allow anger and revenge to destroy their friendship after a misunderstanding at school. What begins as hurt feelings soon turns in...
26 Touko 5min
