The mouse goes everywhere - into rich people's homes and
into the poorest people's homes. In the old days the mouse made stories from all
that she saw. Stories were her children. Each story-child had its dress - white,
blue, red, green, and black. The stories lived in her house and did everything
for her. One day a sheep ran against the door of the house where the mouse
lived. The door was old, it broke, and all the stories ran out. Now they run up
and down over all the earth.
Most of the following stories are from Ghana. Enjoy!
Mother of Donkeys
The Two Frogs
A Sly Cat
A Story About
the Tongue
A Cat and Her
Strong Friends
The Chicken at
the Well
Why the Kite
Eats Chickens
The Frog and His
Wives
Why the Hare Has
No Tail
The Wise Dog
How the Dog and
the Hen Became Domestic Animals
Why the
Chameleon Shakes His Head
Why the Hawk
Carries Off Chickens
How the Hare Got
the Sheep
Why the
Crocodile Does Not Eat Hens
The Lion's
Dinner
Why the Dog Is a
Friend of Man
Why the Sun and
the Moon Live in the Sky
Why Fire and
Rain Are Enemies
The Two Friends
The Fire
Festival
Sacred Pythons
The Small Red
Feather
The Feast
The Fire on the
Hill
A House in the
Sky
Which Is Better?
The Magic Pot
The Longest
Story in the World
The Two
Strangers
Three Hairs of a
Lion
The Happy Man
The Money in the
Pot of Butter
The Story of the
Twins
The Rubber Man
Greedy Anansi
The Monkey's
Heart
The King's Fool
The Handkerchief
A Whip Out of a Cow's Tail
A Tale About a
Jackal
The Magic
Crocodile