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Stories Mother Told: African Folktales — 87 episodes

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Sudanese Folktale: Fatna And The Ghoul

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Gabonese Folktale: The Bojabi Tree And The Magic Word

3

Ghanaian Folktale: Ananse And The Kente Cloth

4

Nigerian Folktale: Why The Cat Hates Rats

5

Egyptian Folktale: The Doomed Prince

6

Zimbabwean Folktale: The Midnight Goat Thief

7

Cameroonian Folktale: The Talking Skull

8

Ugandan Folktale: The Greedy Dog

9

Angolan Folktale: The Legend of Queen Nzinga - Protector of the Land

10

Congolese Folktale: The Three Brothers

11

Moroccan Folktale: The Clever Fisherman of Morocco

12

Nigerian Folktale: The Tortoise and The Elephant

13

Ghanaian Folktale: Obeng And The Thieving Antelope

14

Zambian Folktale: The Wax Maidens

15

Nigerian Folktale: How The Tortoise Overcame The Elephant And The Hippopotamus

16

Zambian Folktale: Why The Jackal Howls At The Moon

17

Ghanaian Folktale: One Good Turn Deserves Another

18

Moroccan Folktale: The Fakir And The Frog

19

Sudanese Folktale: The Grateful Serpent

20

Nigerian Folktale: When It Rains

21

Zambian Folktale: The Eagle And The Baby

22

Togolese Story: The Golden Child And the Silver Child

23

Kenyan Folktale: The Monkey And The Shark

24

Nigerian Folktale: How Yorubaland Was Created

25

Ghanaian Folktale: The Spanking Switch

26

Kenyan Folktale: The Greatest Warrior Of All

27

Nigerian Folktale: How To Pay Off A Debt

28

South Sudanese Folktale: The Reckless Monkey And The Cautious Fox

29

Nigerian Folktale: The Discontent Man

30

Ugandan Folktale: Kubanza, Mediator Of Goddess Nyabingyi

31

Ghanaian Folktale: The Grinding Stone That Ground Flour By Itself

32

South African Folktale: The Cheetah And The Lazy Hunter

33

Ghanaian Folktale: Anansi And The Turtle

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Moroccan Folktale: The Girl And The Lion

35

Tanzanian Folktale: The Hare And The Water

36

Nigerian Folktale: The Tortoise and The Magic Drum

37

Zambian Folktale: How Monkeys Came To Be

38

Ghanaian Folktale: How Mushrooms First Grew

39

Cameroonian Folktale: The Chief's Feast

40

Ugandan Folktale: Atile And The First Local Brew

41

Nigerian Folktale: How The Tortoise Became Bald

42

Sudanese Folktale: The Lion, The Hyena, And The Fox

43

Kenyan Folktale: The Origin Of Cattle

44

Ghanaian Folktale: Why The Moon And Stars Receive Their Light From The Sun

45

Moroccan Folktale: The Land And The Treasure

46

Zambian Folktale: Why The Sky Is So High

47

Nigerian Folktale: A Rich Man and His Goat

48

Congolese Folktale: The Leopard And The Crocodile

49

Ghanaian Folktale: Why Spiders Live In The Corners Of The Ceiling

50

Ugandan Folktale: The Nakku Of Buganda Kingdom

51

Sudanese Folktale: The Wise Man Of The Village

52

Moroccan Folktale: The Birth Of The Sahara

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Kenyan Folktale: Why People Have To Dig

54

Tanzanian Folktale: The Kites And The Crows

55

Nigerian Folktale: The Story of Muhammadu

56

Congolese Folktale: The Turtle And The Man

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Ghanaian Folktale: Why The Lizard Nods His Head

58

Ugandan Folktale: The Mighty Angwech

59

Zimbabwean Folktale: The King Called For A Feast

60

South African Folktale: The Lost Message

61

Moroccan Folktale: The Two Hunchbacks

62

South Sudanese Folktale: Ito Tricks His Own Family

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Nigerian Folktale: The Medicine For Getting A Son

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Kenyan Folktale: The Elephant And The Hare

65

Moroccan Folktale: The Three Figs

66

Ghanaian Folktale: Anansi And Nothing

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Kenyan Folktale: Why Zebras Have Striped Skin

68

South African Folktale: The Lion, The Jackal, And The Man

69

Ghanaian Folktale: Tit For Tat

70

Nigerian Folktale: The Legend Of Queen Moremi

71

South Sudanese Folktale: You Reap What You Sow

72

Ugandan Folktale: The King Of The Snakes

73

Congolese Folktale: Why The Crocodile Does Not Eat The Hen

74

Ghanaian Folktale: How Anansi The Spider Obtained The Sky God's Stories

75

Nigerian Folktale: Why Hawks Eat Chickens

76

Nigerian Folktale: Why The Flies Bother The Cows

77

Nigerian Folktale: Why The Sun And Moon Live In The Sky

78

A West African Folktale: The Tortoise And The Hare

79

Congolese Folktale: The Value of a Person

80

Nigerian Folktale: The Fisherman And The Ring

81

Zimbabwean Folktale: The Tortoise Who Flew

82

Ghanaian Folktale: Anansi Tries To Steal All the Wisdom In The World

83

South African Folktale: How The Elephant Got It's Trunk

84

Nigerian Folktale: Why The Worms Live Underneath The Ground

85

Ghanaian Folktale: Why Anansi The Spider Has Eight Thin Legs

86

Nigerian Folktale: Why Bats Fly At Night

87

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