African Folklore Stories for Children

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a handsome creature named Rhino, with tightly fitting glossy skin and perfectly symmetrical horns on the side of his head, takes pleasure in making fun of all the other African animals. His...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, the short-nosed Elephants go down to the river to get a drink. But lurking in the depths is a crafty crocodile, who would love to eat one of these big animals. He chooses a young elephant and grabs a...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, the beautiful white Zebra is searching for water under the hot African sun. He finds a large pool of thirst-quenching water, but the pool is guarded by a fierce Baboon, who does not want to share the...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a curious egg is found atop a table-shaped mountain. The creatures who live there have never seen an egg of this sort, and when it finally hatches, none of them know what this strange little bird...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a beautiful water creature with silky, golden skin is the envy of all the animals. The admiration and compliments from all who see him, go to his head, and the vain crocodile spends far too much time...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a clever Jackal ignores the warnings of the other African animals, that the hungry Lion is on the prowl. He has outwitted the powerful creature before, and he is smugly confident he can trick the old...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a magnificent Leopard discovers that his life is in danger when a wise advisor to the King suggests that only the biggest, most beautiful Leopard skin will solve the King’s terrible insomnia. Chased...

A tale from the best-selling African Fable Series, a young Hippo greedily guzzles all the food she can find on the land, leaving the other African animals very hungry. Getting fatter and fatter, and uncomfortable in the heat, Hippo finds a new source...