Bakongo · Africa · Folk Tales

Folk Tales of the Bakongo (Weeks)

3 episodes · 16 tales · 1.0 hours of listening. Season 49 of the KacheliTV library.

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Episode 1 · Oct 20, 2026 · 18:25

Folk Tales of the Bakongo — Part 1 (How the Ants Saved the Partridge's Eggs · The Leopard Sticks to the Nkondi · The Civet and the Tortoise · The Frog and the Hawk · The Congo Robin's Red Breast · Why the Small-Ants Live in the Houses)

How the Ants Saved the Partridge's Eggs · The Leopard Sticks to the Nkondi · How the Civet and the Tortoise Lost Their Friendship · How the Frog Collected His Debt from the Hawk · Why the Congo Robin Has a Red Breast · Why the Small-Ants Live in the Houses

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Episode 2 · Oct 20, 2026 · 18:05

Folk Tales of the Bakongo — Part 2 (Why the Small-Ant Was the Winner · Why the Fowls Never Shut Their Doors · Why the Dog and the Palm-Rat Hate Each Other · The Gazelle Outwits the Leopard · …)

Why the Small-Ant Was the Winner · Why the Fowls Never Shut Their Doors · Why the Dog and the Palm-Rat Hate Each Other · The Gazelle Outwits the Leopard · How the Crow Cheated the Dove · The Water-Fairies Save a Child

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Episode 3 · Oct 20, 2026 · 22:18

Folk Tales of the Bakongo — Part 3 (How the Squirrel Repaid a Kindness · How a Child Saved His Mother's Life · The Leopard Is Badly Tricked by the Gazelle, Rat and Frog · The Son Who Tried to Outwit His Father)

How the Squirrel Repaid a Kindness · How a Child Saved His Mother's Life · The Leopard Is Badly Tricked by the Gazelle, Rat and Frog · The Son Who Tried to Outwit His Father

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