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Meet clever tricksters, talking animals and timeless lessons carried through generations of Ghanaian storytelling.
Featured taleTortoise was once famous for his smooth, beautiful shell, until the day his cunning and greed took him to a feast in the sky, and a very long fall brought him back to earth in pieces.
Creation MythsWhen a terrible sickness moved from village to village and messengers on foot could not keep pace with it, a young drummer named Kofi Atiiti discovered how to carry the voice of the people faster than any man could walk.
Creation MythsLong ago, the sky rested just above the rooftops, and Nyame the Great Sky God lived close enough to touch, until the carelessness of people drove him far above, where he remains to this day.
Wisdom TalesTwo brothers inherited their father's cocoa farm with opposite attitudes toward work, and over the course of a single harvest season, each came to understand what their father's real inheritance truly was.
Wisdom TalesWhen drought threatened his kingdom, Chief Opoku was told to seek counsel from the wisest members of his court, and found the answer he needed from the most unexpected voice in the village.
Anansi StoriesTo bring stories from the Sky God to the people, Anansi accepts an impossible price and succeeds through patience, observation and clever planning.
Anansi StoriesAnansi tries to keep all the world's wisdom for himself, but a difficult climb and one sensible suggestion teach him that wisdom can never belong to one person alone.