I would like to introduce you to the storytelling that I grew up with in Nigeria. It was from a television show called Tales by Moonlight, where an elder would sit under a tree and tell stories, an on ...

Fertility tales. The promise -- Three wives and a porridge -- The man and the fertility porridge -- The tortoise and the forbidden porridge Moral fables. The tortoise and the gourd of wisdom -- The ...

By Henry Akubuiro Nigerian Folklore Society: The First 40 Years, Ed. Sani Abba Aliyu, Duve Nakolisa, 2021In modern times, a national folklore society often functions to preserve cultural identity, ...

A series of short animated films for primary schools based on folktales from around the world. The series includes stories ...

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph ...