Ododo na moni yo! A long time ago, Lizard became friends with Frog. They were the best of friends. One day Lizard said to Frog, “My dear friend, let’s have a competition. We’ll jump over the creek and see who jumps highest.” Frog was incredulous and replied, “Lizard, you cannot jump over the creek.” “Don’t…
Once upon a time there lived a man who had two children. One day he and his wife went to their fields plough and the the children were left at home all alone. While the children were alone, a bird came to the homestead and hovered around. The bird flew towards the children when it…
Once there were three girls who went to a dance. On the way to the dance, they came across a luxuriant bush of achuga berries. They agreed to pick some before proceeding to the dance. However, to make it more exciting, one of them suggested that they pick only the juiciest berries with their eyes…
Once upon a time, there were two young men: Ocen who was a good herdsman and Opio who disdained anything to do with herding. One day as they were with the cattle still in the pasture, a great storm began to brew in the deep of the savannah. Gusts of wind blew into the sky…
This is the tale of Lapene. She was the daughter of a grand and respectable lady whose name we no longer remember. Lapene was one of three daughters. But her life was blighted by having been born with a growth on the side of her belly. This growth, called tolo, was so bad that she…
There was once a lady who had a daughter she named Lapogo. Lapogo had a friend called Kila. In the ancient days, when a grand dame had no husband, all the children in the area were free to take shelter at her house. So Lapogo brought Kila home and Kila slept in their house. Unknown…
A woman once went to the drying beds to dry some mash for her brew. She spread the mash and the delicious aroma of roast grain filled the air. Nearby, unknown to the woman, was a secret lair of tortoises who all looked the same. One of the tortoises caught the delicious scent of the…