In the old days, monkey went to see God and asked him to be like man. God asked him:
Awô, but can you stay locked 100 days in a cage?
Awô answered monkey, I can, I swear !
God locked him up in a box as agreed.
On the morning of the 99th day, monkey looked through a small hole and saw wonders: flowers, ripe mangoes, bananas, a blue sky, expanse of water, a golden light, branches swinging.
Then, with all his strength, monkey broke the door and said:
The world gets beautiful while I am locked up! No way, all these movements outside invite me to the party, I go, I go !!!
Régime de banane plantain
He does not finish his monologue and he jumps outside in the open air to live freely like everyone.
That’s why he stayed half-way between man and animal.
Crocodile and Dog are good friends. They meet and help each other. On a party day, Dog invites Crocodile to share a good meal of beans.
Beans! I will gladly accept to share them with you, says the crocodile.
The female Dog, the spouse of Dog, presents the host with a good plate well garnished. But before eating the dog says:
It is a custom where I come from: to eat, the guest must sit down.
But Crocodile cannot sit down. He tries, but unfortunately, tired, and humiliated, he goes home to his place, leaving Dog and his wife, very happy, eating the beans without him.
Dog
Crocodile, then, prepares a good couscous for his birthday and invites his friend Dog. Dog arrives early with his wife. The smell of the sauce fills the entire household.
It smells good, says the dog.
Yes, very soon we will sit down, but start by drying your noses, because to eat this birthday meal, you must be clean!
Unfortunately, Dog always has a wet nose. Dog and female Dog go outside to dry their noses under the sun. But nothing changes. In the evening, they still have a wet nose. Then Crocodile enjoys his delicious meal alone.
Angry, Dog leaves his friend swearing: « Beware if I ever find you outside the water! »
Crocodile answers Dog: « Beware if I ever meet you near my waters! »
« Are we friends, or are we enemies? »
The French original can be found onOuologuem Blog. Translated to English by Dr. Y., Afrolegends.com
Eight little girls liked to play in the surrounding fields. One day, while out picking flowers, it started to rain. They sought a shelter, and found a cave. They got in. It was the house of Surukuba, the Hyena.
A few moments later, Hyena arrived galloping.
Hyene
As soon as she got near the cave, she stopped and exclaimed:
Hum ! It smells like a little girl here !
Then she got close to the the cave, and looking inside, exclaimed:
How many are you, little girls ?
The eight girls answered with a single voice singing:
Eight little girls !
We are indeed eight little girls, to fill Hyena’s mouth !
Overjoyed, Hyena jumped up, and galloped away. She wanted to tell another hyena. If she ate them right away, and then told that one day she had found eight little girls in her house, nobody would believe her ! She had to find a witness.
She galloped away, repeating the the little girls’ song:
Eight little girls, to fill Hyena’s mouth .
She found a comrade and invited her to come see what she had found in her cave. In her very own house : eight little chubby girls ! But before their arrival, two little girls ran out of the cave and went back to the village.
The remaining 6 little girls
The remaining six answered:
Yes, we are really eight little girls to amuse the fangs of eight hyenas !
The two hyenas went away galloping. They needed to find a third one ? Why not a fourth one ? Then a fifth one ? Then … after all, there were really eight little girls.
But when the hyenas got back and asked:
How many are you ? Girls ?
2 hyenas
Only one voice replied. And when the hyenas ran into the cave, they only found a small ring that the oldest of the little girls had put down. It was this little ring which had replied.
Furious, they ran after the little girls. They arrived in the village, as the oldest of the little girls was climbing the fence. A hyena grabbed her foot:
I got you, little cunning one. And I am going to eat you !
The oldest of the little girls burst out laughing :
Oh! Big moron ! It is not my foot that you hold there, but a wood on the fence .
The hyena let go of the girl’s foot and grabbed the wood. The little girl then jumped into the village and alerted the hunters.
The French original can be found on Ouologuem Blog. Translated to English by Dr. Y., Afrolegends.com
A long long time ago, yes it was at the beginning of the world, there were three friends: the vulture, the hornbill, and the hen who became sick. The first one was suffering from baldness, the second from an anomaly on the beak, and the third from cramps on its legs. To make themselves heard, they started singing.
Hornbill feeding another
“Adaunia Nomba Dauni Nomba yôyé Dauni Nomba Inden sanga nomba kôyé Life here what life here ! Life is in auction !”
God did not answer, so they decided to go see Him directly so that He would heal them. The hen challenged:
Hen
– My friends let’s not go beyond protocol, God will not delay. By acting as you intend to, we will make Him angry. Why the hurry?
The vulture and the hornbill did not listen to the hen and went up the sky flying as hard as possible. As they rose higher and higher, God arrived and healed the hen. Since then, the vulture has remained bald, and the hornbill has a crooked beak. To this day, they keep hovering in the air in search of God.
The French original can be found on Ouologuem Blog. Translated to English by Dr. Y., Afrolegends.com
In the old days, monkey went to see God and asked him to be like man. God asked him:
Crocodile and Dog are good friends. They meet and help each other. On a party day, Dog invites Crocodile to share a good meal of beans.
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