February 19, 2008
How the Monkeys Saved the Fish The rainy season that year had been the strongest ever and the river had broken its banks. There were floods […]
Introduction
Over the past five years the “African Proverbs and Sayings” part of this website has developed steadily. For a long time we have wanted to start a specific section or page on “African Stories,” but there was very little input. Now we are collecting, compiling and editing various African stories, legends, parables and fables old and new. One challenge is how to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ to Africans in an African context, in African accents, in an African handwriting. The happy solution is to tell an African story. Everyone likes stories.
We began with African Stories about Christmas. Stories from Africa, East Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia are included. Now we have added other categories. As you read and reflect on these African Stories you are invited to tell your own stories. Please send in your stories for this “African Stories” Page to the Moderator of this website. Please let the Moderator of this website know which stories you like and how and where you are using these stories. Once upon a time…
February 19, 2008
The Leopard and the Rabbit Once upon a time the Leopard lived in a small house far way in the bush. After thinking for a long […]
February 19, 2008
Origin of Death Myth of the Old Woman Who Hid Death In the beginning times people lived happily without any fear of death. Now it happened […]
February 19, 2008
Masala Kulangwa and the Monster Shing’weng’we Once upon a time in East Africa the monster or ogre Shing’weng’we swallowed all the people in the world together […]
February 19, 2008
The Story of Gumha and the Large Rooster Gumha was a famous and powerful leader of the Bagalu Dance Society that used to compete with the […]
February 19, 2008
The Poor Man Without Work Once upon a time there was a poor man who did not have a job or a place to stay. Finally […]
February 19, 2008
A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing During the colonial period in Kenya there were three Kikuyu men Kioi, Githogori and Kaminju who thought that they […]
February 19, 2008
Amazed at Her Ingenuity While walking home from a leadership workshop in Kenya’s Chalbi Desert, I caught up to five-year-old Sori. She was knitting, her tiny […]
February 19, 2008
Father, You’re the Poorest Man in the Village Like all missioners in Tanzania, Father Jack felt uncomfortable about the gap between his standard of living and […]