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Once upon a time, there lived a man and his two daughters, Bisi and Ranti. Let us find out what happens to them
Another folktale about the tortoise's mischievous ways
Another folktale about the tortoise's mischievous ways
We will continue the story of the tortoise and the magic igbako
This is the story about the tortoise and the magic igbako
This is a story about Ojoru, the sly and greedy man who once acquired all the pot of wisdom, what happened to him?
A long time ago in the village of Ipetumodu, there lived a poor woman. This woman was so poor that she did not have any soup for her eba. Across the street from this poor woman lived another woman who cooked egusi soup every day. One day, as th
If you live in the rain forest climates of West Africa, you will be very familiar with the buzz of the mosquito in your ears on hot humid evenings. Let me tell you why
Three brothers were travelling through the dense rainforest jungle. They had been travelling on foot for almost a full day and night was falling. They needed a suitable place to rest for the night, a place where they would be safe from prowling
There was a famine in the animal kingdom. This famine had lasted so long that any existing source of food had been completely depleted. The animals knew they had to do something real quick or they would all die off one by one.
This story took place a long time ago at a time when fire was scarce and only those who were very skilled at controlling fire had it whenever they wanted. Others who needed fire would go to such people to tap some fire from them.
There was a man named Kiigbo Kiigba who lived in a little village. He was a very hard-working farmer, but he was very stubborn. This brought about his name in Yoruba which means one who does not hear nor accept since he neither listens to anyb
Olómúroro was a greedy monster who preyed on little children. He was not a good-looking creature but children did not seem scared of him because he sang so sweetly. He would approach the children with songs and then take their food away.
There was a man who had two wives. The senior wife was called the Iyale while the junior wife was called the Iyawo. The senior wife, the Iyale was very mean to the Iyawo. She made life very hard for the Iyawo such that the Iyawo never had enoug
The devotees of the deity Oya consider it taboo to eat the buffalo. This deity is believed to be the mother of all buffalos.
The devotees of the deity Oya consider it taboo to eat the buffalo. This deity is believed to be the mother of all buffalos.
Many people do not know that in the Yoruba language the original Yoruba word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Iyawo’. During the early years of the Yoruba people, the word Iyawo was not used when referring to a wife until an inciden
Ijapa (Tortoise) is content with the respect he commands from the animal community. Everyone appreciates his cunning ways and wisdom. “Everyone, except that annoying arrogant Monkey”, he thought. Ijapa was upset because Monkey had not responde
Aaye sold her beans together with the calabash to a man who wanted to do a ritual. She was glad to sell because the man gave her a huge sum of money. Follow the story to know what happened to Aaye and Aigboran
A long time ago, there was a man called “Aigboran”. He got married to a very beautiful woman whom he cherished and worshipped like a god. Everybody in the village of “Ojutaye” knew that Aigboran’s wife was the most beautiful woman in the villag
In Yoruba land, we believe the talking drum (ilu) is an intriguing part of our culture. Let me tell you a story about the talking drum.
A Famous hunter and wrestler named Akiti boasted that he was stronger than any other man or animal. He had easily overcome a giant, a leopard, a lion, a wolf, and a boa-constrictor, he called himself the King of the forest.He however had a comp
King Opa wanted to remove his whole palace to a new capital, and for this purpose, he decided to build a town on a certain hill that pleased him. His Ijoyes this is chiefs, however, did not at all desire the change, and some of them met togeth
The story about the Oranmiyan Staff, which is traditionally called “Opa Oranyan”, is an erected long staff located along Ondo-Ife Road.
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