Intangible heritage

Once, a very long time ago, so long ago that it must have been close to the time when the First Man and the First Woman walked upon the earth, there lived a woman named Manzandaba (mah-nzah-ndah’-bah) …

We start the fire, you bring a story: a folktale about how stories came to be Read More »

A fire struck a forest. Threatened by the fire, all the animals in the forest fled except for a marabou. This marabou* tried to extinguish the fire by taking river water in his beak and throwing it …

The marabou and the tree: a folktale about loyalty and friendship Read More »