Immerse yourself in the fantastic world of Igbo folktales, Nigerian folktales, and African folktales adapted into the fantastic world of the Fabling Universe. Read about your Favourite Animal Kingdom Stars from West Africa; The Wise Ant, Anansi the Selfish but smart Spider, Mbe, The Cunning, Mischievous and Lazy Tortoise, also known to the Yorubas as Ijapa, The Jackal and many more. And of course meet our very own mythology star Ekwe also known as Ekwensu the igbo god of mischief, trade, the will of the living, justice and wealth, as he does what he does best, incite characters into action.
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All of You – Tortoise, The Birds, and The Feast in The Sky
Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, Igwe, the Arụsi of the sky, sat upon his throne of clouds and silence, bored.
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The Famine – An Igbo Folktale Based in The Fablingverse About Tortoise, Dog, and a Long Famine Caused by the Sun and Moon
Nkịta, the Dog, was among the animals who had lost everything. His den was gone, his food swept away, and worst of all, his mother had been swallowed by The Waters.
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Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale)
“Thank you!” he beamed, already turning to leave. Then he paused. “Wait. What’s the name of the beans?”
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Igbo to English Lyrics Translation to Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche (Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo Song) by Gentleman, Mike Ejeagha
Nnam eze, a kpàtà m enyi My father, king, I have bought and brought Elephant. Nnam eze, a kpàtà m enyi My father, king, I have bought and brought Elephant.
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The Hot Water Challenge: Why Lizard Nods Its Head
The Hot Water Challenge: Why Lizard Nods Its Head Keywords: The Hot Water Challenge, Why Lizard Nods Its Head, The Animal Kingdom, Fabling Folktale, Igbo Folktale, African Folklore, Fablingverse In the heart of the Animal Kingdom, there was a wise king with a beloved daughter. To find a suitor worthy of her, he…
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The Tale of Omekagu – Chapter One (Adapted From Mike Ejeagha’s folksong)
Has it ever been known that a story would be titled after a secondary character? And has yam ever sprout with its bottom first? Yet, it became known in the tale of Omekagu.
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THE TALE OF OMEKAGU – MIKE EJEAGHA FOLKSONG LYRICS
Ndi be anyi, onye sị nwantakịrị jide nkakwụ, Ya dobekwara ya mmiri ọ ga-eji wee kwụa aka. Our people, He that asks a child to hold a ra…
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Mbe the tortoise and the rich man
Once upon a time in the land of folktales, Mbe, The Tortoise decided it was time to marry, he had become a farmer and the only way he cou…
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Anansi vs Mbe – The Pot of Wisdom
So he went about and collected all the wisdom from his head, from his backyard, from his family, from his house, then he went to everybody he had ever given wisdom to and collected his wisdom from them and kept all his wisdom in a pot.
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Anansi vs Mbe – The Hero of Stories
Once upon a time in the world of African Folktales, the Gods were the protagonists of every story. Every story, even the ones done by mortals were ascribed to the Gods who lived in the sky,
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The Snake and The Two Lonely Men – A Fablingverse Folktale
The Snake and The Two Lonely Men – A Fablingverse Folktale Keywords: The Snake and The Two Lonely Men: Nigerian Folktales, Snake tales, Fabling, Pam, Free Short Stories, A Fablingverse Folktale Once upon a time, in a village, two men were unmarried and lonely. All the men in their village had found wives,…
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The Jackal and The Peacock – A Fablingverse Folktale
The Jackal snapped back to his present and clumped his jaw close to The Peacock’s neck but could not bring himself to clench his teeth.
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Why Lion is Only King of The Forest
Even though he felt he was the strongest, the young lion obeyed his mother and remained in the forest, away from humans, until he grew up and became Lion, King of the forest. Then he became bored and wanted more. He wanted to be the King of the world, not just the king of the…
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The Wicked Stepmother
One day while working on his farm, a beautiful woman (Adanma) with her daughter (Egodi) walked up to him to ask if he could accommodate them for a while since they were from a far away land
