Read the introduction post to this project here.
The posts below are organized by continent. The list gets updated as posts are published every Monday.
Africa
Asia
Algeria - Every hero gets an ogre
Angola - Unlikely heroes, diverse tricksters
Benin - Dawn to dusk
Botswana - Tricksters in the bush
Burkina Faso - Brains over brawn
Burundi - A country without tales
Cameroon - The story door
Cape Verde - Tricksters and oceans
Central African Republic - Animal friendships, animal enemies
Chad - Jackals, hyenas, dogs
Comoros - Little islands full of trickery
Democratic Republic of Congo - Genets and genesis
Djibouti - Afar folktales of foxes and hyenas
Egypt - Land of life and death
Equatorial Guinea - Courage against cruelty
Eritrea - Old knowledge of ancient things
Eswatini (Swaziland) - Many kinds of transformations
Ethiopia - Kindness and wisdom
Gabon - Animal tale bonanza
Gambia - Hare and trickery
Ghana - Anansiland
Guinea - The epics of the Mande
Guinea-Bissau - Classics and morals
Ivory Coast - Great monsters, questionable husbands
Kenya - Nuggets of story wisdom
Lesotho - Adventures are for girls
Liberia - Humor and hard lessons
Libya - Brains over ghouls
Madagascar - Magic and blood
Malawi - Morals for the next generation
Mali - Good examples, bad examples
Mauritania - Saints and lessons
Mauritius - Pearls from India
Morocco - The last storytellers
Mozambique - Familiar discoveries
Namibia - Tales of strength and endurance
Nigeria - Spirits and tortoises
Republic of Congo - Strange dilemmas and just decisions
Rwanda - Survivor stories
Sao Tome and Principe - Roosters, dogs, tortoises
Senegal - The epic of Kelefaa Sane
Seychelles - Creole tales from the blue ocean
Sierra Leone - When birds talked and trees walked
Somalia - Animal helpers, human dangers
South Africa - Diverse tales from a diverse country
South Sudan - How and why stories
Sudan - Bedtime lions
Tanzania - Incredible tansformations
Tunisia - Love is a matter of blind luck
Uganda - The wisdom of the jungle
Zambia - Tales word for word
Zimbabwe - Pig noses and exotic birds
Asia
Afghanistan - Heroic princesses and important lessons
Bahrain - Wonders on wings
Bangladesh - Tales like shining jewels
Bhutan - The fantastic fauna of the Himalayas
Brunei - Cool stories from a tiny country
Cambodia - Tricksters and justice in Cambodia
China - Leggings for ants
East Timor - Crocodile island
India - Little known India
Indonesia - Why are there no tigers in Borneo?
Iran - Persian tales come alive
Israel - A treasure trove of stories
Jordan - Heroes and prophets
Kazakhstan - A magic garden of stories
Kuwait - Pearls of wisdom
Kyrgyzstan - Kindness, wits, bravery
Laos - Pit stop in Laos
Lebanon - Worlds behind the curtain
Malaysia - Visiting Kanchil
Maldives - Tales of the endless ocean
Mongolia - Career tricksters
Myanmar - Royal wisdom and trickery
Nepal - Demons, spirits, clever women
North Korea - Trickster propaganda
Pakistan - Tragic love stories all the way down
Palestine - Wise grandmothers and brave women
Philippines - A stroll around seven thousand islands
Qatar - Great women in a small country
Saudi Arabia - Secret worlds
Singapore - Swordfish vs Singapore
South Korea - Murderous foxes, loving tigers
Sri Lanka - Jackals, spirits, Mouse Deer
Syria - A map made of stories
Taiwan - Serpents, leopards, rainbows
Tajikistan - Tales at the crossroads
Thailand - Thailand, complex and fascinating
Turkmenistan - Mountains of gemstones
United Arab Emirates - United Arab Folktales
Uzbekistan - Wits are a matter of life and death
Vietnam - Butterflies, crabs, immortals
Yemen - In the land of the djinn
Australia and Oceania
Kiribati - Witches, sisters, fairy tales
Marshall Islands - Sailing from story to story
Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia) - Whale vs Octopus, and other creature features
Nauru - The many uses of seashells
New Zealand - The Land of the Long White Cloud
Palau - Tales in color and style
Papua New Guinea - Cassowaries, marsupials, and the day the Moon ate people
Samoa - Visiting the Warrior Goddess
Solomon Islands - Female warriors, and the roots of life
Tuvalu - Tiny stop in Tuvalu
Vanuatu - War and Peace and Puffer Fish
Argentina - Armadillos rule
Bolivia - Myths, flowers, and an army of chinchillas
Brazil - The richness of the rainforests
Chile - Fairy tales, Chilean style
Colombia - Gods and emeralds
Ecuador - Tricksters and fairy tales
Guyana - Of women and jaguars
Paraguay - Period is power
Peru - Talking mountains, hidden treasures
Suriname - Enter Anansi!
Uruguay - Scattered stories
Venezuela - Sea above, world below
Central America and the Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda - Six little pigs and a lion
Bahamas - Trickster bonanza
Barbados - Trickster continuity
Belize - Guardians of Nature
Cuba - Cuba in all its colors
Dominica - The girl who lived to dance
Dominican Republic - Familiar tales with unexpected twists
El Salvador - Ants digging up folktales
Grenada - Susan and the Sesame
Guatemala - Trickster Jesus and corn spirits
Honduras - Horror from Honduras
Jamaica - Anancy meck it
Nicaragua - The Amazons of Corn Island
Panama - Zombies in a matchbox
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Hostile hummingbirds and helpful horses
Saint Lucia - Trickster slays a dragon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - King Rufus gambles with the Devil
Trinidad and Tobago - Wise crabs, sweet crabs, grumpy crabs
Europe
North America
South America
Albania - Sun, Moon, and Nasruddin
Andorra - Land of witches
Armenia - From the sky fell three apples
Austria - Giants, Dwarves, Kobolds
Azerbaijan - Roses, dervishes, warrior women
Belarus - A basketful of Belarusian folktales
Belgium - Blame it on Reynard
Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Hodja in the refugee camp
Bulgaria - Troubles with creation
Croatia - The soldier in the kingdom of monkeys
Cyprus - Love and integrity
Czech Republic - A legend on every corner
Denmark - Dragons, trolls, heroic women
Finland - Women from the sea
France - Fairy godmothers all over the place
Georgia - Heroes in the wilderness
Germany - Legends of the Rhine
Greece - The Greeks tell great stories
Iceland - Land of magic and enchantment
Kosovo - The battle of Kosovo
Latvia - Kokles-music saves the day
Liechtenstein - Tiny tales from a tiny country
Lithuania - Mythic marriage, mythic divorce
Luxembourg - The mysterious Mélusine
Macedonia - God and taxes
Malta - The land of talking winds
Moldova - Dragons are people too
Monaco - Between the mountains and the sea
Montenegro - Luring down the stars and scheduling the rain
Poland - Sleeping knights, vigilant devils
Portugal - Islands made of flowers
Russia - Ivans and Vasilisas everywhere
San Marino - Children of San Marino
Slovakia - A large assortment of magical helpers
Slovenia - Snakes and magic kingdoms
Switzerland - Alpine wonderland
Turkey - Fairy tales are crystal
Ukraine - Giants, vampires, lady foxes
North America
Canada - Golden phoenix, golden knight
Mexico - Gods and storytellers
United States of America - Is there such a thing as a white American folktale?
South America
Argentina - Armadillos rule
Bolivia - Myths, flowers, and an army of chinchillas
Brazil - The richness of the rainforests
Chile - Fairy tales, Chilean style
Colombia - Gods and emeralds
Ecuador - Tricksters and fairy tales
Guyana - Of women and jaguars
Paraguay - Period is power
Peru - Talking mountains, hidden treasures
Suriname - Enter Anansi!
Uruguay - Scattered stories
Venezuela - Sea above, world below
Hi Zalka, you are amazing. To be able to read 3000 tales is a task in itself :) You inspire me to get back to storytelling!
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