Giraffe's Eggs And Other African Tales Podcast
1) La Tortue Et Sa Carapace
Le conte d’aujourd’hui nous vient de la région sud de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Il fait partie des contes folkloriques raconté en Afrique de l'Ouest depuis des siècles et publié en 1917 par William H. Bar...Show More
2) How The Tortoise Got His Shell
For today’s story, we are travelling to the region of southern West Africa. This tale has been shared in that region, for centuries and was published in 1917 by William H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair....Show More
3) Anansi and Tiger (the pit)
Tiger needs help, but Anansi is in a mischievous mood... find out what happens, in this short but comical tale. Moral of the story? "Be careful not to laugh at other's misfortune"! Go to lmdaini.com f...Show More
4) The Mino
For today’s story, we are going to the country named after the body of water on which it lies: the Bight of Benin. Our legendary person is not a ruler… it is not even a person. It’s a group of people ...Show More
5) Queen Nandi
For today’s story, we are travelling to the southern tip of the beautifully diverse continent of Africa. We are going straight to the south, Mzansi. To the country dripping with culture and history....Show More
6) Osei Tutu the 1st
Today’s story is from the Ashanti Empire (set in present-day Ghana). It is the story of Osei Tutu, who was from the small state of Kumasi, but ended up uniting all the separate Ashanti states to creat...Show More
7) Queen Aminatu
Today’s story is from the kingdom of Zazau, which is located in present-day Northern Nigeria in West Africa, it is about Queen Aminatou who was known as a great military strategist. A cavalry-trained ...Show More
8) Anansé et le Lièvre
Anansé a encore trouvé une ruse pour de ne pas mourir de faim, au détriment d'autres animaux... mais Leuk le lièvre ne le laissera pas faire! Ecouter sur youtube: https://bit.ly/LMdainiContesAfricains...Show More
9) Sundiata Keita
Today’s story, is from Mali in West Africa and we will listen to a legend from the Malinke People. This story is based on an Epic poem: Sundiata Keita. He was the first ruler of the Mali Empire in the...Show More
10) L'oiseau et le serpent
Un conte qui nous vient du Sénégal! L'origine du proverbe: un malheur ne vient jamais seul... mais est-ce que vrai? Ecouter et décider de vous-même. Chanson de Yoro Ndiaye: Lamisso --- Send in a ...Show More