African Heroes, Legends and Myths

Mbe the tortoise considered himself the wisest of all creatures, he had proven this over and over again but as he grew older, he became paranoid What if some one becomes wiser than i am, who would respect me then.. The tortoise came up with a plan, he would gather all the wisdom in the world and lock it away and so his journey around the globe began First he visited the kings of birds and stole the secret of flight, then he went to the great Python from whom he stole the secret of stealth. From the Elephant he stole strength, from the Lion he stole ferocity. He tricked the giant Rat to teach him the secret of dungeons and the Antelope taught him the usefulness of grass After the tortoise was done visiting all the creatures and kingdoms of the world and stealing what ever knowledge they had, he was finally pleased. He gathered the wisdom into a gourd and hung it on his neck, then he resolved to hide the wisdom he had gathered at the top of the world's tallest palm tree. It...

A long time ago, Anansi the smartest of all creatures and the Baboon were friends. They laughed, played and feasted together. It was said that they were inseparable Anansi enjoyed his friendship with the Baboon as he benefited more from their collaboration, when ever they went out to hunt for food, Anansi would devise ways to cheat the Baboon so he always took the bigger share home. The baboon did not mind, he knew his friend was a glutton One day the duo went out to search for food as usual and came around a banana plant teeming with ripe bananas. The Baboon loved bananas but it is said that in the those days, Anansi loved bananas as much as his friend. On sighting these succulent fruits, Anansi began to scheme. He wanted the banana all to himself While the Baboon wanted to share the bananas equally with his friend, Anansi came up with an idea. He convinced Baboon that one of them should have all the bananas while the other should get the stump of the plant Baboon : why w...

Once upon a time, the tortoise had hair on his head until ....well, one fateful act of greediness The king had become so prosperous that he decided to host a feast for the all the animals, so he sent the tortoise out give the announce. They should all be at his palace before sunset But the tortoise was never one who liked to share meals with others, this feast should be for him alone, he thought. After all it was him who provided all the wealth of wisdom that helped the king to become so successful The tortoise went out and announced Tortoise: The king has decided to host a feast for everyone, you all are invited to the palace. Make sure sure you arrive after sunset  The day of the feast came and bowls of hot meals were served but the tortoise was the only one around to devour them. This was exactly what he wanted, so he rejoiced Bowl by bowl, the tortoise ate and drank but sunset would soon be upon him and the animals would begin to show up. The tortoise had no plan...