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

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

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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 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 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 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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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 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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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 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 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)

A long, long time ago in Makawa – a town in a faraway land, there was a locust-bean seller (Iya-Oniru)....

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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 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

Many, many years ago when the world was very different from the way it is today human beings and animals...

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