Baba Indaba: 114 books

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 426 In this 426th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European fairy tale of "THE THREE SOLDIERS”. A long, long time ago, a sergeant, a corporal and a private are returning home from war. One night they have made camp...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 430 In this 430th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, "ALENOUSHKA AND HER BROTHER”. A long, long time ago in Russia, Vanoushka, and his sister Alenoushka, were orphans. Begging scraps and stealing food...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 407 In this 407th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "Oh If I Could But Shiver”. A long time ago a father had two sons – the elder was clever and the younger stupid. Sometimes of an evening, tales were told...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 406 In this 406th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale “The Mermaid And The Boy.” This is a Sámi fairy tale from Lapland collected by Josef Calasanz Poestion and published in Lapplandische Märchen (1886). Andrew Lang...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 206 In this 206th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates another English folktale about “BLIND JACK AGAIN” also known as Blind Jack Goes to War. Almost 300 years Blind Jack of Knaresborough ago did not let his blindness stop him achieving...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 416 In this 416th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale "The Legend Of Yoshitsune”. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 – 1189) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 408 In this 408th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the African Tale of "Sai The Panther”. In about the year 1824 or so, years ago two little panthers were deserted by their mother in one of the forests of Ashanti (now...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 432 In this 430th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy tale of “The Fortune Teller”. A long, long time ago in Turkey there was once a widow who had three daughters. One spun cotton, the others sewed, and thus they...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 414 In this 414th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese creation myth - "THE PERIOD OF THE GODS”. At the dawn of time, in a period when Heaven and Earth were not yet separated, and the In and Yo (Yin and Yang)...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 446 In this 446th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale “The Forty Princes and the Seven-Headed Dragon.” A Padishah (an Eastern King) had forty sons. When it was time to marry, they stipulated that all their...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 444 In this 444th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Tales “The Crow Peri.” In case you’re wondering, in old Turkish a Peris are  exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty A boy is orphaned and taking...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 422 In this 422nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, "The Dragon Prince and the Stepmother”. In an Eastern land a Padishah (King) and his wife were childless, despite many years of marriage. One day...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 433 In this 433rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the German Fairy tale of “The Magician and his Pupil”. A long, long time ago in Germany there was once a poor shoemaker renowned far and wide as a drunkard. He had a good...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 409 In this 409th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE DOG OF MONTARGIS”. It is often said that “A dog is man’s best friend.” This is no more true than in this 14th century legend, which has survived...