Ijapa ati Iya- Ẹlẹpa

Ni igba lailai awọn enia ati ẹranko ngbe lẹgbẹ ara wọn, wọn nsọ ede kanna, wọn si nhuwa bakan na. Ni...

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picture of a tortoise in a Yoruba folktale stealing groundnuts at a market place as the market people dance away from the market.

1. How Tortoise (Ijapa) Got His Shell – Ìjàpá and Ìyá- Ẹlépà.

Ijapa the Tortoise · The Groundnut Thief · Yoruba Tale A long time ago, the world was very different. Humans...

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2. How Tortoise (Ijapa) Cracked His Shell.

How Tortoise Cracked His Shell · The Tale of Ijapa · Parallax Story A long, long time ago there was...

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picture of a tortoise in distress in a yoruba folktale showing his very large and extended stomach walking outside his town with people looking at him

3. How Tortoise (Ijapa)’s Stomach Became Hollow (Ijapa and Babalawo).

Ijapa the Tortoise · How His Stomach Became Hollow · Yoruba Tale 3. How Tortoise (Ijapa)’s Stomach Became Hollow (Ijapa...

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picture of a tortoise in distress, in a yoruba folktale, with burnt head, holding a deep cap with piping hot porridge yam.

4. Why Ijapa Is Bald.

A long time ago, the world was very different. Humans and animals had much in common, lived side by side,...

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picture of a tortoise, rat and a squirrel at a market place in a yoruba folktale, fighting with tortoise beating the rat with a stick.

5. Why Ijapa’s Nose is Very Small (Ijapa, Asin and Okere).

A long, long time ago, when the world was very different from the way it is today, there lived a...

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