Aardema, Verna

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

King Gorilla decrees that no one may marry his daughter until a suitor strong enough to consume a barrel of strange, smelly water can be found.

For saving the life of a snake, Ketu is rewarded by being allowed to hear animals think.

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

In this Mexican folktale, a lazy boy learns a lesson about lying.

Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki rescues Fly from Leopard and, in the ensuing fray, Leopard receives a spotted coat forever.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.

On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.

A Swahili girl is abducted by a Zimwi and told to be the voice inside his singing drum.