Because they bring to life the magic of African wildlife, I’m writing this blog that gives credit to and carries forward traditional African folk tales, myths and fables about animals. These stories (which are often no longer being told) frequently have a moral theme to them, and are often used to explain animal behaviour or to educate on correct behaviour. By listening to these stories, just feel the warmth and cosiness of the campfire and come and experience Africa! The stories are accompanied by a paragraph called ’8 fascinating facts’ about the animal that is ‘in the spotlight’ and feature some photos that I took in Kruger National park.
Amahle the warthog was out looking for some food one day, when he came across a large termite mound. Aardvark had made a huge hole in the termite mound during the night before. The hole was big enough for Amahle to wander in and so he shuffled in. He thought…
Back when the world was new, Leopard had no spots. Leopard loved to stretch out on a shady tree limb, wait for a tasty critter to come by and then pounce….! Leopard was so good at pouncing, that fewer and fewer animals dared to eat leaves from his tree. And…
A very long time ago, the ostrich had a short neck. With his long legs and short neck, it was hard to catch insects on the ground or pick berries from high bushes or drink water from the river. One morning, as ostrich bend his legs to drink some water,…
Baboon always takes an umbrella with him to protect him from rain. One day, he was taking his daily walk through the bush. He hopes to enjoy a sunny day. Yet he struggles with the umbrella he has taken with him, because it won’t close. After a short while, he…
Long, long ago somewhere in Africa… Jackal and Hyena were out walking together when a white cloud came up behind the kopjes and floated over the veld quite close to them. It was a nice thick cloud, just like white fat, and Jackal climbed on to it and sat looking…
Once upon a time in a herd of grey rhinos a little rhino boy was born, and he was called Ryan. Ryan the Rhino was all white, unlike all the other rhinos who were (like we said) grey colored. When Ryan would go to the lake with his Mum, he…
A wise old owl was perched on a stump, giving advice to all the animals gathered around. No question was too difficult to answer. After all, owls are considered to be very wise. But this owl was known to be the wisest of all. A burly lion thought he would…
The hornbill was once the king of the birds. But he used to kill smaller birds If they made the slightest mistake. So one day all the birds got together and decided that they must have a new king. Their choice fell on the bulbul, because all the birds were…
Long ago a wicked and lazy hunter was sitting under a tree. He was thinking that it was too hot to be bothered with the arduous task of stalking prey through the bushes. Below him in the clearing on the grassy veld there were fat springbok grazing. But this hunter…
From the land of Africa comes a most unusual story. A big giraffe came upon a family of very happy monkeys that were living in a valley of fruit trees. The giraffe, being quite tall, began eating fruit off the top of one tree that was as high as a…
