Titres dans Afrique

Long ago a trickster rabbit cheated other animals in order to become more elegant. What happened when the other animals caught on? Find out in this tale from Uganda. The rabbit wants the fox’s tail, the fish’s scales, the bird’s feathers, and the leopard’s spots and greedily tosses away one feature for the next.

A careless son named Mohamed loses his inheritance and then makes a hasty business deal with his father's former rival. Knowing he is doomed, Mohamed attempts to end his life. A princess intervenes and solves Mohamed's dilemma.

Anansi the spider used to be handsome, but his never-ending appetite eventually cost him his hair.

The bad-tempered sultan of Kenya is angry because a peasant boy's garden will grow, while his own will not. The boy Imani teaches him that feeding the plants meat of the tongue—singing, laughter, and love—will help them to grow.

On raconte que la petite Rafara vivait avec sa famille dans son village d'Afrique. On raconte qu'un jour, ses deux soeurs l'ont abandonnée pendant la cueillette des morelles dans les bois. On raconte aussi que Rafara vécut alors une histoire extraordinaire, qu'elle fut capturée par un monstre et que seule la magie l'aida à s'échapper. On raconte de très belles choses encore dans les petits villages d'Afrique.

This simple, poignant fable reminds us that we all have the power to change the world, no matter how little we may be. When a fire starts near their home, all of the animals—from the largest elephant to the smallest ant—are too scared to do anything but watch. All, that is, except for one...