African Children's Stories

African Children's Stories


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Mbuni na Simba
January 05, 2021

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you another Swahili Story; Mbuni na Simba. This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed pdf version of the book here. Author - Daniel Nanok Translation - Su

A tiny seed: The story of Wangari Maathai
December 21, 2020

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you A tiny seed: The story of Wangari Maathai.  Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize. This story is published

Kuku amfanyia Tai hila.
December 13, 2020

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you another Swahili Story; Kuku amfanyia Tai hila. This story is published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed pdf version of the book here. Author - Nathan Higenyi Transl

Abel and his sister's doll.
November 19, 2020

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you a story titled; It's another week of story telling!  We bring you Abel and his sister's doll published by the African Storybook Initiative. You can find an openly licensed pdf version of the book

Anansi and Vulture
October 13, 2020

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you a Ghanaian folktale; Anansi (the spider) and Vulture.  You can find an openly licensed pdf version of the book here. Host-Patrick Njoroge Narrator-Aidi Owala You can reach us to us via info@eduta

Ndoto ya Graca
September 29, 2020

It's another week of story telling!  We bring you another Swahili Story; Ndoto ya Graca or simply "Graca’s Dream" .  This is the inspiring story of Graca Machel’s dream for proper education for the children of Mozambique, and contributions to in

Mzozo wa Fisi na Kima
September 20, 2020

It's a new week and we are so excited to bring you a Swahili Story , "Mzozo wa Fisi na  KIma"  from the African Storybook Project. The story is about a Monkey and a Hyena who had an argument. Listen to find out how they managed to resolve this a

Anansi and Wisdom
August 30, 2020

Listen to this Ghanaian  folktale about Anansi, the spider, who is a West African God of stories and wisdom.    To find more about about African Storybook Project and to also get this book, visit this link. Illustration: Wiehan de Jager All

Why Tortoises Have No Hair.
August 17, 2020

Author: Maxwell Abwamba To find more about about African Storybook Project and to also get this book, visit this link. Music Credits: Artist: Kevin MacLeod  All Tracks by: Kevin MacLeod  Website: http://incompetech.com   Licensed under Cre

Chess and Family Roles
August 06, 2020

Author - Jamie Luketa An OER pdf version of this story can be found on this link.