African Folktales is a collective of diverse story traditions originating in Africa, originally passed down through generations by word of mouth. These traditional tales told with a new twist, are not only entertaining but serve to teach a lesson as well. Sometimes of a moral value and other times of survival.
Episode One: Welcome to African Folktales!Created by: ABF Creative
Started: May 29th, 2020
Status: Active, 108 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/african-folktales-traditional-bedtime-stories-for-the-modern-kid/page/8/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>Hello, Children! Do we need some more stories? Well, Today our magic jeep takes us to a land where no stories exist. Yaz the Rabbit is very bored and will do whatever it takes to find some stories. She hears that the Sky King is keeping all of the stories for himself, so she visits him to find out how she can have the stories. The King asks her to complete three difficult tasks before he’ll give her the stories. Press play and find out if Yaz is able to grace the world with those stories!
Today our magic jeep visits Anansi the Spider and his good friend Adun the Baboon. These two are very good friends and are almost as inseparable as brothers. But when they find a tree full of ripe bananas, one of them suddenly has a problem with sharing. Can you guess who? Press the play button and let me share this story with you.
Today our magic jeep brings us back to Anansi the Spider who will learn another important lesson. Anansi is visited by his good friend the turtle who shows up at Anansi’s house just in time for dinner. The turtle asks if he can be Anansi’s guest for dinner, and Anansi agrees. But the turtle never gets to enjoy a single bite thanks to Anansi’s antics. The turtle then comes up with a way to teach Anansi another important lesson in sharing.
Today our magic jeep takes us to the stubborn farmer who takes the word of his precious cow over the word of his children. This results in the farmer sending away his sons, and the sons begin to learn more skills on their own. One day, the farmer figures out the truth about the cow and he begins to miss his sons that he sent away. Will they be reunited? Hit the play button to find out!
Today our magic jeep arrives in a place where the Grasshopper and the Toad are best friends. That is until they invite each other over for dinner and realize that there are some annoying things they dislike about each other. Can they find common ground as friends, or will the friendship come to an end?
Today our magic jeep takes us to a faraway village where a young man wants nothing more than to become a fisherman. His father is reluctant to let him as he thinks his son will not be successful. One day, the father agrees to let his son become a fisherman. But a big storm comes to the village and wrecks everything. The fisherman later catches a fish and lets it go, and the fish rewards him with a special ring.
Today our magic jeep arrives in a place where a bat is going on a journey to visit his father-in-law, but he needs help to carry all of his things. The mother sheep agrees to let her young lamb journey with the bat, but the bat isn’t too kind to his young companion. The mother lamb seeks the advice of the tortoise, and the tortoise decides to teach the bat a lesson he’ll never forget. Find out why the bat only comes out at night!
Today our magic jeep takes us to a place where there isn’t much food for everyone. The tortoise sees that their friend, the dog, is very well fed. The tortoise asks the dog’s secret source of food but the dog does not share his secret. One day, the tortoise follows the dog and finds out the secret of the dog and the farmer’s harvest. Will the tortoise be able to stay fed now that the secret is known? Press play now and I will tell you exactly what happens.
Created by: ABF Creative
Started:
May 29th, 2020
Status: Active, 108 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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