west africa

A couple's youngest son is forced to leave his West African village because he chooses music over the more practical occupations of his brothers, but years later he returns to show the wisdom of his choice.

Contains easy step-by-step instructions for preparing a variety of West African dishes.

After Spider refuses to help the villagers plant the vegetables, he is in for a surprise when he goes to pick some for himself.

Chinye is tortured by her stepmother and lazy stepsister. Then one night, as she is going through the forest to fetch water, an old woman tells her to take a gourd, which she does. Her lazy stepsister tries to duplicate the visit, with interesting results.

When the terrifying Iroko-man tries to take a woodcarver's first-born child as partial payment for bringing fertility to his village, the father must find a clever solution.

Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom.