Narrated By Baba Indaba: 112 books

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 211 In this 211th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French story of How Aurore Dupin Learnt To Ride. On leaving the convent (see Baba Indaba Issue 210) Aurore returned home to Nohant, Indre Department, Central France to live...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 207 In this 207th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Djun from the Tlingit tribe on the North West coast of the USA. Djun was an orphan girl and lived off scraps given to her by her late father’s relatives....

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 67 In Issue 67 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Native American Creation Legend about the time Manabozho made the land. Manabozho was out hunting with two wolves. One left him and chose his own path while the other stayed to hunt with Manabozho....

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 61 In Issue 61 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Jamaican Anansi tale of The Horse and the Turtle – in effect the Jamaican version of the Hare and the Tortoise but told with a Jamaican twist. What happened you ask…? To find the answers...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 443 In this 443rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy Tales. The first is “The Man and the Ghost” and the second “How The Rabbit Killed The Lion." In our first tale we read of a man walking along a remote...

In issue 8 of the Baba Indaba children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Aesop's fable about the Tortoise and the Ducks and how "foolish curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune." This is an Aesop's fable rewritten especially for children. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 70 In Issue 70 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Lakota, Sioux tale of strange goings on around the grave of a long-dead Medicine woman. The medicine-man takes a few boys to show them where the grave is when pandemonium breaks loose. What happened...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 203 In this 203rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English folktale of “THE GENTLEMAN HIGHWAYMAN.” James Maclain (also spelt "Maclean", "MacLean", or "Mclane") was born in 1724 in Scotland. He was...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 168 In this 168th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Birth of Finn MacCumhail”. This story sets out the events that led up to Finn’s birth and how his Grandfather tried to kill him. His Grandmother spirits...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 221 In this 221st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the New Zealand, Maori tale of Hine-Moa (Hin-ee-moh-ah). This story occurs in and around Lake Rotorua, in the central North Island of New Zealand. Rangi-Uru was the name of the...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 215 In this 215th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Persian story of Formosante, a Princess of Babylonian. Formosante, daughter of King Belus, has turned 18 and her father holds a tournament for would be suitors. The winner...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 223 In this 223rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of “The Fisherman and the Genie”. A poor fisherman toils day in and day out eaking a meagre living from his daily catch. One day he casts for the...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 329 In this 329th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English Fairy Tale - "THUMBLING”. A poor childless peasant couple wishes for a child "no matter how small" aloud. Seven months later the wife has a small...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 204 In this 204th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian folktale about “GROWING UP LIKE ONE WHO HAS A GRANDMOTHER.” Long ago on the North West coast of the USA, a boy was growing up with his grandmother. His mother...