piture of three yoruba boys in a yoruba folktale in a yorubaland who are bantering, joking about their expertise in their three areas of work: fishing, palm-tree climbing/palm-oil making, and hunting, in the fresh air and a tortoise (ijapa) spying on them.

24. Ijapa (Tortoise) and the three Brothers

A long, long time ago, in Makadu, a town in a faraway land there was an old man called Saka,...

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picture of a young woman in a yoruba folktale standing in front of a king (oba) in his palace surrounded by his town's people at a festival.

25. Lọkọde

Many years ago, in a land far away, in the town of Ogudu, lived a young woman called Lọkọde. Lọkọde...

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picture of a king (oba) in a yoruba folktale surrounded by his people in a field watching a fire burning and rain pouring.

26. The Contest Between Ina (Fire) and Ojo (Rain)

A long time ago, the world was very different. In a land far away, in the town of Pelewu, lived...

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picture of a woman in a yoruba folktale, running after another woman who has left her fan behind, to stop her from leaving their town waving the fan.

27. Lẹyẹnibi

A very long time ago in Kuweti, a town in a faraway land, there lived a farmer, called Fẹyinti, and...

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picture of a princess in a Yoruba folktale crying, standing in front of a young man who has accused her of stealing some honey.

28. The Princess Who Could Not Speak

There was once an Ọba (ruler) in a town called Akeke, in a faraway land, who had several wives. The...

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picture of a king (oba) in a yoruba folktale at a festival surrounded by his town's people watching a young man who is guessing what food and drink are being served.

29. Akuruntegun

The Oba’s guessing · Malawa · parallax story A long time ago in Malawa, a town in a faraway land,...

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