An African folktale about a mouse who pays close attention to her surroundings and avoids being tricked by the cat.

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

Little Imani of the Maasai people longs to do something great, like touching the moon, but the other children just laugh at her.

Lazy Rabbit schemes to steal hardworking Guinea Fowl's farm and produce. Initially he is successful, even convincing the village chief. But Rabbit has a comeuppance in short order.

"In this African version of the traditional folktale Stone Soup, Noko the porcupine tricks the other well fed but selfish animals into sharing their food with him and the whole village"--Verso page.

In this tale from Cameroon, Yoyo has to make amends when she offends Brother Coin, the Great Spirit of the Market, by asking too high a price for her bitterleaf stew. Includes a recipe for a version of bitterleaf stew.

Beautiful, colorful illustrations show the West African tale of Anansi the spider. In this Spanish-translated version of the story, Anansi ties a bit of web to each leg and leaves the other end with many friends who are cooking delicious food. When the food is ready, they will tug on the thread so that Anansi can eat the meal. Much to Anansi's surprise, all of the food is ready at once, causing each of Anansi's legs to be pulled in all different directions!...

De l'oiseau au babouin qui mange les fèves... Un enfant prend un oiseau. Sa mère mange l'oiseau et, quand l'enfant le lui réclame, elle lui donne du maïs. Les termites mangent le maïs et donnent à l'enfant des pots de terre. Et ainsi de suite jusqu'au babouin qui mange les fèves... Plongez dans un conte suprenant du Sierra Leone ! EXTRAIT La chute d'eau brisa les pots de terre. L'enfant lui dit : « Cascade, donne-moi mes pots de terre...

Adaptation d'un conte originaire du Botswana. Masilo et sa femme cultivent leur champ, mais le soir, un bel oiseau commande au champ de se mélanger. Massilo et sa femme travaillent en pure perte, jusqu'au jour o Masilo capture l'oiseau. Celui-ci obtient la vie sauve; en échange, il donne du lait à la famille de Masilo... Découvrez l'histoire surprenante de Masilo et sa femme, qui rencontrent un oiseau extaordinaire. EXTRAIT L'oiseau leur fit...