picture of a tortoise in hiding, in a yoruba folktale watching three princesses in their private garden forbidden to others.

12. Ijapa (Tortoise) and the Princesses

The Princesses of Makeke · A Tale of Three Sisters · Parallax Story Many, many years ago, in Makeke, a...

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13. Ọlọmurọrọ

Many, many years ago in Idọja, a village just outside Sakowa – a town in a faraway land – there...

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picture of a young girl at a river in a yoruba folktale lulled to sleep by its beautiful surroundings

14. The Disobedient Girl (Alantere)

A long time ago, the world was very different. In a land far away, in the town of Ipẹri-Ake there...

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picture of a tortoise in a yoruba folktale observing a beautiful young woman on her way to a river.

15. Ijapa (Tortoise) and Kerebuje

Kerebuje and Ijapa · The Tortoise’s Trick · Yoruba Tale Many, many years ago there was a young woman called...

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picture of two brothers in a yoruba folktale, gifted in music singing and dancing at a musical competition

16. The Jealous Brother

A long, long time ago, in Sasawa, a town in a faraway land there were two brothers, Mariwo and Jiraiye,...

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picture of a tortoise in a yoruba folktale carrying yams running after a dog at a farm where they have gone to steal, and the farm owner holding a cutlass looking at them.

18. Ijapa (Tortoise) and Aja (Dog)

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 bird on a very tall tree in a swampy farm with palm kernels, holding a baby in a yoruba folktale, and a young woman at the bottom of the tree begging the bird to return the baby.

17. Agbigbo the Great

Agbigbo The Great · The Mysterious Bird · Yoruba Tale Many, many years ago when the world was very different...

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picture of a very good-looking yoruba man in a yoruba folktale in a yorubaland who notices a very beautiful yoruba woman following behind him, begs her to go home - to turn back.

19. Amọla and the Hunter

A long, long time ago, in Kasawa, a town in a faraway land there was a girl called Amọla. Amọla,...

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picture of a woman at a river in a Yoruba folktale carrying a calabash with locust-beans running agains the current in pursue of a single locust-bean

20. The Locust-Bean Seller (Iya-Oniru)

Iya-Oniru · The Locust-Bean Seller · Yoruba Tales 🇳🇬 Èdè Yorùbá 🇬🇧 English 🌟 Ìwé Ìkọ́kọ́ 🌟 📜 Ni igbà...

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picture of a yoruba akara-seller (beanb-based food) in a yoruba folktale in a yorualand (iya-alakara) frying ‘akara o l’ ororo’ (akara made with groundnut oil) in her stall, in front of her house and a queue in front of her stall.

21. Ijapa (Tortoise) and Iya-Alakara (Akara Seller)

A very, very long time ago, there was a female akara (beans-based food) seller (Iya-Alakara) who lived in Eweko, the...

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picture of hunter in a yoruba folktale in a forest facing an enraged enemy and his three dogs coming to his rescue.

22. The Hunter’s Best Friend

A long, long time ago in Ijafa – a town in a faraway land there was a hunter called Ogunmọla...

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picture of a proud yruba ayaba (king' wiife) in a yoruba folktale in a yorubaland who is put in charge of all the rules and regulations of the palace including assignments of duties and she uses this to her advantage to ill-treat another ayaba - younger than her.

23. The Dishonest Wife (Afigbaṣoyun)

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

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