Younger kids start here  Older kids start here  Teachers start here

Younger kids start here

Good stories for younger kids:

Ethiopia:  The  Marriage  of  Mouse

Ethiopia:  The  Lion  and  the  Hare

Ashanti:  Anansi Tries to Steal All the Wisdom in the World

Nigeria (Yoruba):  Anansi  and  Turtle

Africa:  Tiger  and  the  Big  Wind

Africa:  Anansi  and  Firefly

Central Africa:  Tortoise  and  Eagle

Mauritius:  The  Rabbit,  the  Elephant,  and  the  Whale

Angola:  Why  Crocodile  has  a  Rough  Back

East Africa (Masai):  A  Caterpillar's  Voice

 General information on Africa for younger kids:

•  Afro-America Kids Page

Older kids start here

Good stories for older kids:
• Central Africa: The Bachelor and the Python
• Central Africa:  The Rabbit Steals the Elephant's Dinner
• Central Africa:  The Rabbit Grows a Crop of Money
• Central Africa:  The Friendship of the Tortoise and the Eagle
• Ethiopa: The Woodcutter of Gura
• Ethiopa:  The Jackal's Lawsuit
• Ethiopa:  The Game Board
• Ethiopa:  The Marriage of the Mouse

  (compare to the The Marriage of Mouse tale in the Younger Kids section)
• Ethiopa:  The Lion and the Hare Go Hunting

•  AFRO-American Almanac Folk Tales
         This site has 31 folk tales suitable for older students or teachers.  Unfortunately, there is no
         indication of their countries of origin.
• Ancient Egypt: The Salt Trader's Justice  (This site takes a while to download)

South Africa: Lion's Wings and Lion's Bones   (This site takes a while to download)

General information on Africa for older kids:

• The Living Africa

      Books (Folk tales, other fiction, and non-fiction about Africa)

• Bibliography