Nigeria · Africa · Folk Tales

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (Dayrell)

3 episodes · 15 tales · 1.4 hours of listening. Season 9 of the KacheliTV library.

Episode 1 · Oct 13, 2026 · 28:39

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria — Part 1 of 3 (The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter · Why the Bat Flies by Night · The King Who Married the Cock's Daughter · The Fish and the Leopard's Wife · Why the Bat Is Ashamed to Be Seen in the Daytime)

The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter · Why the Bat Flies by Night · The King Who Married the Cock's Daughter · The Fish and the Leopard's Wife · Why the Bat Is Ashamed to Be Seen in the Daytime

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Episode 2 · Oct 13, 2026 · 25:58

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria — Part 2 of 3 (Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky · Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground · Why a Hawk Kills Chickens · The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise · Why Dead People Are Buried)

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky · Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground · Why a Hawk Kills Chickens · The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise · Why Dead People Are Buried

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Episode 3 · Oct 13, 2026 · 26:45

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria — Part 3 of 3 (How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus · Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes · The King and the Nsiat Bird · Concerning the Hawk and the Owl · The Election of the King Bird)

How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus · Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes · The King and the Nsiat Bird · Concerning the Hawk and the Owl · The Election of the King Bird

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