Congolese (DRC) Folktales — 49 Stories

• Nkongolo the Red King
• The Sacred Fire of the Luba Kings
• Lueji and the Birth of the Lunda Kingdom
• Kalala Ilunga and the Spear of Destiny
• Chibinda Ilunga, the Stranger Prince
• The Ancestors Beneath Lake Boya
• The Stone Throne of the First King
• The Children of the Rainbow King
• The Spirit Bride of Lake Mai-Ndombe
• The Shadow Trader of Kisangani
• The Broken Calabash of Maniema
• The Tale of the Luba Royal Heir
• The Ancestral Bell of Maniema
• The Migration Path of the Yaka People
• The Twins of the Mongo Forest
• The Judgment Stone of Maniema
• The Legend of the Kuba Kingdom Court
• The Rain Queen of the Sankuru Plains
• The Girl Who Married a Spirit
• The Hunter and the Forest Spirits
• Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
• The Tortoise and the Leopard’s Feast
• The Murder by Mistake
• The Prince and His Loyal Dog
• Three Wives, One Miracle
• The Son Who Tried to Outwit His Father: Congo Folktale
• Why the Small-Ants Live in Houses: Congo Folktale
• The Leopard Is Outwitted by the Gazelle, the Rat, and the Frog: Congo Folktale
• The Leopard Pays Homage to the Goat : A Bakongo Folktale
• The Gazelle Is at Last Punished : A Bakongo Folktale from DR Congo
• The Gazelle’s Clever Quest for a Wife: A Congolese Folktale
• How a Child Saved His Mother\’s Life: A Bakongo Folktale From DR Congo.
• The Frog and the Hawk: A Debt Repaid | A Bakongo Folktale, DR Congo.
• The Punishment of the Deceitful Tortoise : A Bakongo Folktale
• The Kingfisher and the Owl | A Bakongo Folktale from the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Tunga and the Squirrel : A Bakongo Folktale from the Democratic Republic of Congo
• The Water-Fairies Who Saved Yakob: A Congolese Folktale
• How the Civet and the Tortoise Lost and Regained Their Friendship : A Congolese Folktale
• The Crow and the Dove: A Congolese Folktale of Greed and Consequences
• The Gazelle and the Palm-Rat: A Congolese Folktale of Broken Promises
• The Wise Gazelle and the Deceitful Leopard: A Congolese Folktale
• How the Mouse Won His Wife: A Congolese Folktale
• The Leopard and the Nkondi: A Wooden Fetish | A Congolese Folktale
• How the Ants Rescued the Partridge’s Eggs : A Congolese Folktale
• The Leopard and His Mother’s Teeth: A Congolese Folktale
• Why the Dog and the Palm-Rat Hate Each Other: A Congolese Folktale
• The Driver-Ant and the Small-Ant: A Folktale from Congo
• The Cock Fowl and the Leopard | A Congolese Folktale
• The Drummer and the Forest Spirit