Category: Malawi

September 9, 2022

The singing pumpkins: A story told by Linly Mpotalinga (Singano village, Malawi)

This is what they told There was a husband and wife. They had a very big farm and they planted different kind of crops. Pumpkins were also there. When the crops were ripe, thieves...

September 9, 2022

The clay child: A story told by Mwachosa Mwale

There was a woman who could not bear children. In other words she was barren. To have no child was for her a serious problem . So she had different thoughts about how to...

September 9, 2022

Hyena and the Hare: A story told by Maria Samson (Singano village, Malawi)

Hyena and the Hare were very good friends. One day the Hare saw a milk tank car. As the car was passing by, he jumped into the back of it where the milk was....

September 9, 2022

How the hare became a king by Edith Dyton (Singano village, Malawi)

There was a big village where all animals lived in. The elephant was the king there. In that village the tortoise had grown different kinds of crops on its field. For this reason, some...

September 8, 2022

Marrying a Hyena_: A story told by Linly Mpotalinga (Malawi)

There was a beautiful girl who was not married. Many men came to ask her for marriage but she refused them. Then came the hyena looking nice in very expensive clothes, to ask her...

September 8, 2022

The stolen whistle-pipe: A story told by Gladys Frank (Chaola Village, Malawi)

A group of girls went far into the forest to pick Masuku (wild loquats). Suddenly heavy rains started falling. They could not walk home in the rain so, they hid under a big caved...

Category: Malawi

The singing pumpkins: A story told by Linly Mpotalinga (Singano village, Malawi)

The clay child: A story told by Mwachosa Mwale

Hyena and the Hare: A story told by Maria Samson (Singano village, Malawi)

How the hare became a king by Edith Dyton (Singano village, Malawi)

Marrying a Hyena_: A story told by Linly Mpotalinga (Malawi)

The stolen whistle-pipe: A story told by Gladys Frank (Chaola Village, Malawi)

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