The Folktale Project

Jun 12

Jun 12 Ep. 726 - A Story About A Test of Skill - A Hausa Folktale

African Folktale, Hausa Folklore, Nigerian Folklore

'A Story About a Test of Skill' is a fun story from Nigeria about three brothers taking very different approaches to a challenge from their father.

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Jun 10

Jun 10 Ep. 725 - A Story of a Great Friendship and How it Was Put to the Test - A Hausa Folktale

Daniel Scholz

African Folktale, Nigerian Folklore, Hausa Folklore

In 'A Story of a Great Friendship and How it Was Put to the Test' we see a story of friendship, love and brotherhood that warms the heart.

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Jun 8

Jun 8 Ep. 724 - How Brothers and Sisters First Came to Quarrel and Hate Each Other - A Hausa Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Nigerian Folklore, African Folktale, Hausa Folklore

TW: Suicide
Our first story from the Hausa of Nigeria 'How brothers and sisters first came to quarrel and hate each other' is the disturbing tale of animosity between brothers and their sister.

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May 29

May 29 Ep. 557 - The Story of The Boy and The Old Woman and How the Wasp Got His Small Waist - A Nigerian Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Nigerian Folklore

In the Nigerian tale of 'The Story of The Boy and The Old Woman and How the Wasp Got His Small Waist' we learn not why the wasp is, but rather why he's shaped the way he is. And the reason, according to the Hausa, is quite a tale.

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May 27

May 27 Ep. 556 - The Story of a Slave, By Name 'The World' - A Nigerian Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Nigerian Folklore

In 'The Story of a Slave, By Name 'The World'' we meet an adulterous woman and her lovers, including a slave who cannot hold his tongue.