Trickster Tales Mbe The Tortoise

Mbe the tortoise , the great trickster, sometimes he wins sometimes he looses, but one thing is sure, he is a legend in Nigerian, and some African mythologies, we focus mainly on Igbo Mythology here, but you may notice similarities. Enjoy Tortoise tales and Trickster tales in the Fabling universe.

Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale)

African, Nigerian, and Igbo Folktales

Keyword: Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale about Tortoise) Once upon a time in the animal kingdom, Nwunye Mbe, the tortoise’s wife, had grown tired of him. He never...

Lyrics to Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche (Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo) Gentleman, Mike Ejeagha

How Tortoise Sold Elephant

Nnam eze, a kpàtà m enyiMy father, king, I have bought and brought Elephant.Nnam eze, a kpàtà m enyiMy father, king, I have bought and brought Elephant.

Mbe the tortoise and the rich man

Trickster Tales Mbe The Tortoise

Once upon a time in the land of folk tales, Mbe The Tortoise decided it was time to marry, he had become a farmer and the only way he could get his crops sold in the market was if he had a wife, as that was the rule of the land. Women without husbands could not own farmlands and men without wives could not own market stalls. Even though tortoise needed a wife to gain permission to sell his good at the market, he did not want a wife from his village, because all the women in his village knew him to be poor, lazy, cunning, sneaky, smart, vindictive, uncultured, and wise, and so they did not want to marry him.

Agadi Nwanyi na Asi Asiri (The Gossiping Old Woman) – An Igbo Mythology on The First Dibia

Igbo and African Mythology

Keywords: Agadi Nwanyi na asi asiri (the gossiping old woman), An Igbo Mythology - The First Dibia, Igbos, African, Nigerian Mythology, Free to Read, Short Story, Fabling, Pam, Fablingverse,...

Anansi vs Mbe – The Pot of Wisdom

Igbo and African Mythology

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.

Anansi vs Mbe – The Hero of Stories

Igbo and African Mythology

Keywords: Anansi vs Mbe, The Hero of Stories, African Folktales, African Mythology, Nigerian Folktale, Ghanaian Folktale, Anansi The Spider, Mbe The Tortoise, Free Short Stories, Fabling Pam, Once upon a...

Once Upon a Forever – Chapter 2

He didn’t like it when people poked into his business, sometimes, they started with a compliment, just like the cashier was doing, but it always ended with probing.

Once Upon A Forever – Chapter 1

She took the woman’s demand as the distraction she needed to get away. She quietly walked away with her head crouched and her body lowered, trying not to be noticed...

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.

Trickster Tales Mbe The Tortoise

Mbe and Akidi (A Fablingverse Igbo Folktale)

Lyrics to Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche (Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo) Gentleman, Mike Ejeagha

Mbe the tortoise and the rich man

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Anansi vs Mbe – The Pot of Wisdom

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