
Sweet Porridge
There was a poor but good little girl who lived alone with her mother, and they no longer had anything to eat. So the ch...
The Water Fairy
A little brother and a little sister were playing by a well, and while they were playing there they both fell in. A wate...
Town Mouse And Country Mouse
One day, a Town Mouse decided to visit his cousin in the country. He was rough, this cousin, but he loved his town frien...
Why Fish Lives In Water
Many years ago, when King Eyo was ruler of Calabar, the fish used to live on the land; he was a great friend of the leop...
Why Flies Bother Cows
When Adiaha was Queen of Calabar, being very rich and hospitable, she used to give big feasts to all the animals, but ne...
Wolf And Crane
A Wolf had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he co...
Boys And Frogs
Some Boys were playing one day at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of Frogs. The Boys amused themselves by thr...
Wild Boar And Fox
A Wild Boar was sharpening his tusks busily against the stump of a tree, when a Fox happened by. Now the Fox was always ...
Bear And Bees
A Bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened on a fallen tree in which a swarm of Bees had stored their honey....
Cat, Cock And Young Mouse
A very young Mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. ...
Dog And His Master'S Dinner
A Dog had learned to carry his master's dinner to him. He was very faithful to his duty, though the smell of the good th...
Dogs And Hides
Some hungry Dogs saw a number of hides at the bottom of a stream where the Tanner had put them to soak. A fine hide make...