picture of a tug-of-war between an elephant and a hippopotamus in yoruba folktale - one at sea, one on land - unable to see each other, and tortoise in the middle watching.

30. (Tortoise), Erin (Elephant) and Erinmilokun (Hippopotamus)

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 and hare in a foot race in a yoruba folktale,

31. Ijapa (Tortoise) and Ehoro (Hare)

Many, many years ago, when the world was very different from the way it is today, animals had a lot...

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picture of a contest at the palace of a king (oba) in a yoruba folktale, with his town's people around him and a tortoise in front of them holding a goblet of piping hot water.

32. Ijapa and the Hot-WaterTest

A long, long time ago in Lagoni, a town in a faraway land – there was an Ọba (the ruler...

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33. Ijapa (Tortoise) stole yam from his in-law

Many, many years ago, in the town called Lagoni, in a far, far away land, there lived a tortoise, Ijapa,...

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picture of a tortoise in a yoruba folktale and a phython.

34. Ijapa (Tortoise) and Ọjọla (Python)

Many, many years ago, when the world was totally different from the way it is today, there were a lot...

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picture of a pig and a tortoise in a yoruba folktale travelling together.

35. Tortoise (Ijapa) and Pig (Ẹlẹdẹ)

Many, many years ago, in a town called Lagoni, in a faraway land, there lived a tortoise, Ijapa, and a...

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picture of a tortoise in a yoruba folktale carrying a huge gourd.

36. Ijapa (Tortoise) and all the wisdom of the World

Many, many years ago, when the world was very different from the way it is today, there was a tortoise,...

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