African Myths and Legends — 27 Stories

• The Tortoise and the Chameleon: A Congolese legend of love
• The Tortoise and the Princess of the River: A Nigerian legend of Greed
• Abotiriwa the Tortoise and Elephant’s Strength Contest
• Njapa the Tortoise and the Drum of Wealth: A Cameroonian legend of Greed
• Mbe the Tortoise Tricks the Leopard: An African Legend of Wit Over Strength
• Ijapa the Tortoise and His Wife Yasere: An African Legend of Betrayal
• Ijapa the Tortoise and the Farmer’s Wisdom Contest: An African Legend of Wisdom
• The Tortoise and the King’s Magic Drum: An African Legend of Greed
• The Al of Afghanistan: An Asian Legend of Childbirth
• The Guinea Fowl Child: A Zimbabwean Legend About Justice
• Why the Tortoise Shell is Broken: An African Legend About Greed from Nigeria
• Why Hippos Don’t Eat Fish: A Kikuyu Legend from Kenya
• Seven Magic Birds: A Zulu Legend from South Africa
• The Rain Bull: A South African Legend of Wisdom
• The Weeping Willows: A Transformation Legend from Southern Africa
• Mantis the Trickster: An Ancient Mythology from Southern Africa
• Kenkebe,The Selfish Man: A Traditional Xhosa Myth from South Africa
• Mbói Tu’ĩ: An American Myth of Seven Monsters
• The Hopi Flood: A Rebirth Myth from America
• The Fall of the Moon Goddess: A Southern African Tale of Lost Immortality
• The Warrior Who Defied Death: A West African Myth of Afterlife Judgment
• The Rainmaker and the First Thunder: African Creation Myth
• Nyambi and the Lost Connection: A Southern African Creation Myth
• The Chameleon and the Lizard: A South African Myth of Mortality
• The Sand from Heaven: A West African Yoruba Myth
• The Sky and the Earth Once Married: A West African Akan Myth
• The Cosmic Egg: A West African Creation Myth